Query user
Displays information about user sessions on a terminal server.
query user [{UserName|SessionName|SessionID}] [**/server:**ServerName]
UserName : Specifies the logon name of the user you want to query.
SessionName : Specifies the name of the session you want to query.
SessionID : Specifies the ID of the session you want to query.
/server: ServerName : Specifies the terminal server you want to query. Otherwise, the current terminal server is used.
/? : Displays help at the command prompt.
You can use this command to find out if a specific user is logged on to a specific terminal server. Query user returns the following information:
The name of the user
The name of the session on the terminal server
The session ID
The state of the session (active or disconnected)
The idle time (the number of minutes since the last keystroke or mouse movement at the session)
The date and time the user logged on
To use query user, you must have Full Control permission or Query Information special access permission.
If you use query user without specifying a user name, session name, or session ID, a list of all users who are logged on to the server is returned. Alternatively, you can also use query session to display a list of all sessions on a server.
When query user returns information, a less than (>) symbol is displayed before the current session.
The /server parameter is required only if you use query user from a remote server.
To display information about all users logged on the system, type:
query user
To display information about the user USER1 on server SERVER1, type:
query user USER1 /server:SERVER1
Format |
Meaning |
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Italic |
Information that the user must supply |
Bold |
Elements that the user must type exactly as shown |
Ellipsis (...) |
Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line |
Between brackets ([]) |
Optional items |
Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd} |
Set of choices from which the user must choose only one |
Courier font |
Code or program output |