Microsoft KB Archive/186598

= Terminal Server Commands: RESET SESSION =

Article ID: 186598

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

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This article was previously published under Q186598



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.

Keywords: kbinfo KB186598

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