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Naigel
Naigel

Reputation: 9644

find user disconnection time in RDP session Windows server 2012

We have a pool of develop machines where developers log in through RDP and usually they doesn't log off but just disconnect. As local administrator I can force the log off but I would like to check when the user disconnected.

From task manager I can see only the user name and its status

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Is there a way to discover when the user disconnected using task manager, powershell, cmd or whatever?

Upvotes: 12

Views: 29885

Answers (4)

LT-
LT-

Reputation: 761

You can use windows command query user UserName /server:ServerName or you can just enter query user /server:ServerName to find out all active or disconnected sessions.

Below is the sample output, I have blurred out my info for privacy:

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I have also created a PowerShell script to do this task automatically, here is the link Powershell to find out disconnected RDP session and log off at the same time

Upvotes: 15

bluuf
bluuf

Reputation: 1001

As far as I know this is not in the security logs. The correct place to look for is in Microsoft Event Viewer under Applications and Services Logs => Microsoft => Windows => TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager => Operational and then under the Operational logs.

The eventID to look for is ID24 (disconnected user session). EventID 25 is a reconnect.

Upvotes: 5

Nissim
Nissim

Reputation: 6553

You can start the Windows Event Viewer and check under Windows logs --> Security. Filter by 'Task Category = Logoff'.

You can export it to xml for easier reading.

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Upvotes: 1

Nissim
Nissim

Reputation: 6553

Start-->Run-->Eventvwr-->Windows logs-->Security. Filter by 'Task Category = Logoff'

Upvotes: 0

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