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Previously on "2 many connections on server when remoting on to it"

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  • dmini
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    Terminal services manager (admin toolkit) will allow you to see who is connected - then reset them - provided you are an admin.
    Session limits on idle / disconnected or even active sessions can be set either on individual servers or group policy

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  • Jaws
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    In the past I've just used mstsc.exe /console to connect. I believe this will kick off any other console user currently connected. Then, assuming you are admin on the server you can use the remote management tool (not 100% on name) to go and start kicking off anyone else. Used to do this kind of thing all the time in my permie job, when people had left a connection open after going home etc.

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  • themistry
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    Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
    If you've remoted in to a command prompt, stopping the remote service is easy - starting it again, not so much
    try the...

    shutdown /r /m \\servername

    command from a remote machine

    TM

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  • themistry
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    Windows server has a hard limit of 2 RDP connections and 1 console connection (making 3).

    If you want to go above this, you need terminal services... good luck with that.

    TM

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  • NickFitz
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    Originally posted by PAH View Post
    Anyway, if you can get a command prompt, you can reboot! Alternatively, stopping/starting the remote service should do.
    If you've remoted in to a command prompt, stopping the remote service is easy - starting it again, not so much

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  • voodooflux
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    Originally posted by Bumfluff View Post
    I need to remote onto a windows server but everytime I login it says 'max connections exceeded', there is a command you can run from command line that kicks off everyone already logged for the life of me I can't remeber it and can't find it on google, anyone know it ?
    Try starting the RDP client with the "console" flag by typing "mstsc /console" at a command prompt. This will then log you on to the console session on whichever box you connect to.
    Last edited by voodooflux; 24 October 2008, 22:14. Reason: Wrong command

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  • PAH
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    Dunno, but you'll need someone able to log directly onto the server to do anything.

    When I was in a similar situation a while back, I installed PC Anywhere so I could use that if remote desktop wouldn't let me in for some reason.

    Anyway, if you can get a command prompt, you can reboot! Alternatively, stopping/starting the remote service should do.

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  • Bumfluff
    started a topic 2 many connections on server when remoting on to it

    2 many connections on server when remoting on to it

    I need to remote onto a windows server but everytime I login it says 'max connections exceeded', there is a command you can run from command line that kicks off everyone already logged for the life of me I can't remeber it and can't find it on google, anyone know it ?

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