Terminal Server Commands: RESET SESSION

ID: Q186598

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

SUMMARY

RESET SESSION replaces RWINSTA from Citrix Winframe. It resets the subsystem hardware and software of the session to known initial values.

Syntax


reset session sessionname [/server:servername] [/v] [/?]
reset session sessionID [/server:servername] [/v] [/?]

Parameters

sessionname
Identifies the name of the session. The name was created by the system administrator when the session was configured. Query session can be used to determine the name of the session.

sessionID
Identifies the ID of the session.

/server:servername
Specifies the Terminal Server. Otherwise, the current Terminal Server is used.

/v (verbose)
Displays additional information.

/? (help)
Displays the syntax for the command and information about the command's options.

Security Restrictions

You can always reset your session, but you must have Reset access permission to reset other sessions.

NOTE: Users can also reset sessions of other users who log on with the same name. This is by design in version 4.0 of Terminal Server. To avoid this, give users unique logon names or deny access to the RESET SESSION utility.

RESET SESSION -- Additional Notes

Reset Session causes the device to close and then to reopen. Use reset session when the session malfunctions or when the session appears to be down. When you reset a session, the underlying hardware is reset and the drivers and data are reloaded and reinitialized.

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Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo