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Log Off a User from a Session

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

You can log off a user from a session in Terminal Services Manager by using the Log Off action.

To log off a user from a session

  1. In Terminal Services Manager, in the left pane, click the terminal server on which the user session is running.

  2. On the Users tab, right-click the user that you want to log off, and then click Log Off.

  3. Click OK to log off the user from the session.

Additional considerations

  • You can always log off from your own sessions if you are logged on with the same user account.

  • To log off another user from a session, you must have Full Control permission.

  • Logging off a user from a session without warning can result in loss of data on the user's session. You should send a message to the user to warn the user before taking this action.

  • When you log off a user from a session, all processes end and the session is deleted from the terminal server.

  • You can use the logoff command-line tool to log off a user from a session.

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