Query user
Displays information about user sessions on a terminal server.
Syntax
query user [{UserName|SessionName|SessionID}] [/server:ServerName]
Parameters
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.
Remarks
- 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.
Examples
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