logoff
Updated: January 21, 2005
Logs off a user from a session and deletes the session from the
server.
Syntax
logoff[{SessionID | SessionName}] [/server:ServerName]
[/v]
Parameters
SessionID
Specifies the numeric ID which identifies the
session to the server.
SessionName
Specifies the name of the session.
/server:ServerName
Specifies the terminal server containing the session
whose user you want to log off. If unspecified, the
server on which you are currently active is used.
/v
Displays information about the actions being
performed.
/?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
- You can always log off from the session to which you are currently logged on. You must, however, have Full Control permission to log off users from other sessions.
- Logging off a user from a session without warning can result in loss of data at the user's session. You should send a message to the user by using the msg command to warn the user before taking this action.
- If no ID or name for the session is specified, logoff logs off the user from the current session. If you specify a session name, it must be an active one.
- When you log off a user, all processes end and the session is deleted from the server.
- You cannot log off a user from the console session.
Examples
To log off a user from the current session, type:
logoff
To log off a user from a session using the session's ID, for example session 12, type:
logoff 12
To log off a user from a session using the name of the session and server, for example session TERM04 on server WF12, type:
logoff TERM04 /server:WF12
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| Ellipsis (...) | Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line |
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