Managing Terminal Services from the command line

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Managing Terminal Services from the command line

You can manage users, sessions, processes, and terminal servers by using command-line utilities. The following table lists the Terminal Services administrative utilities that you can invoke from the command line.

Command	Function
Change logon	Disables, temporarily, logons to a terminal server.
Change port	Changes COM port mappings for MS-DOS program compatibility.
Change user	Changes the .ini file mapping for the current user.
Cprofile	Removes user-specific file associations from a user profile.
Flattemp	Enables or disables flat temporary directories.
Logoff	Logs off a user from a session and deletes the session from the server.
Msg	Sends a message to a user or group of users.
Mstsc	Displays the Remote Desktop Connection to establish a connection with a Terminal Server.
Query process	Displays information about processes running on a terminal server.
Query session	Displays information about sessions on a terminal server.
Query termserver	Displays a list of all terminal servers on the network.
Query user	Displays information about user sessions on a terminal server.
Register	Registers applications to execute in a global context on the system.
Reset session	Resets a session to known initial values.
Shadow	Monitors another user's session.
Tscon	Connects to another existing terminal server session.
Tsdiscon	Disconnects a client from a terminal server session.
Tskill	Ends a process.
Tsprof	Copies user configuration and changes profile path.
Tsshutdn	Shuts down a terminal server.

For information about other command-line utilities, see Command-line reference A-Z. For more information about manageability, see Management Strategies and Tools.