How do I send a message to a Terminal Server client?

John Savill

May 8, 1999

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A. Terminal Server supports two methods of communicating with aTerminal Server client process.

The first is via the GUI:

  1. Start the Terminal Services Manager MMC snap-in (Start - Programs -Administrative Tools - Terminal Services Manager)

  2. Expand the domain - Server and a list of connected processes will be shown

  3. Right click on the process and select 'Send Message' from the context menu
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  4. You can then enter a title for the message and a message text. Click OK

To send from the command line perform use the MSG command,

msg [/time:] [/w] [/server:]

For example:

C:> msg savillj /w Get off that computer John!

The /w switch will force the administrators session to pause until the userhas clicked OK to the message.

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