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How to force logoff a administrator console session in Server 2003 remote over RDP

Sometimes I have a 2003 server with a Administrator Console screen staying blue with no desktop-icons, nor Windows Start-bar. The server works fine, I don’t want to reboot as this occurs sometimes more. I can remote login as administrator and this works fine. When logging Physical on the machine as well as remote with mstsc /console the screen is blue with no desktop. Is there a way to force logg-off a Console session of a standard Windows 2003 Server over RDP?

Thanks in advance! Ernst

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Sean_D76

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Sean_D76

Oh and as to logging off the hung sessions, have you tried going to Administrative Tools -> Terminal Services -> Terminal Services Manager. Right clicking on the session and choosing Log Off from the menu?

Or hitting CTRL+ALT+END, going to Task Manager, and then the Users tab and highlighting the stuck user and hitting the Log Off button?

Those are the easiest ways I can think of... probably there are some more complex CMD line ways but it's late and my brain no worky good.

deepakkumarc11

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/11/23/how-to-remote-desktop-to-connect-and-access-console-mode-session/

Sean_D76

@ deepakkumarc11: That article just describes how to use the /console switch. He already stated he was using the /console switch to mstsc and getting the same results.

kferraro

@deepakkumarc11 - Thanks, that may not have solved this problem, but it was what I needed! Worked perfectly to log onto a server that had the max number of TS open.