Windows Server 2003 Query Session

Query session is used to display information about sessions on a terminal server. The list includes information not only about active sessions but about other sessions that the server runs.

Syntax & Parameters

query session [{SessionName|UserName|SessionID}] [/server:ServerName]
[/mode] [/flow] [/connect] [/counter]

SessionName : The name of the session you want to query.
UserName : The name of the user whose sessions you want to query.
SessionID : The ID of the session you want to query.
/server:ServerName : Identifies the terminal server to query. The default is the current server.
/mode : Displays current line settings.
/flow : Displays current flow-control settings.
/connect : Displays current connect settings.
/counter : Displays current counters information, including the total number of sessions created, disconnected, and reconnected.
/? : Displays help at the command prompt.

1. To displays information about all active sessions in the system.

C:\>query session
 SESSIONNAME       USERNAME              ID  STATE   TYPE        DEVICE
>rdp-tcp#968       ITsitiAdmin            0  Active  rdpwd
 rdp-tcp                              65536  Listen  rdpwd
 console                                  2  Conn    wdcon
 rdp-tcp#946       ITsitiAdmin            3  Active  rdpwd
 rdp-tcp#947       ITsitiAdmin            1  Active  rdpwd

Additional note:
• The less than (>) symbol indicates the current session.
SESSIONNAME specifies the name assigned to the session.
USERNAME indicates the user name of the user connected to the session.
STATE provides information about the current state of the session.
TYPE indicates the session type.
DEVICE, which is not present for the console or network-connected sessions, is the device name assigned to the session.

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