windows – How to Remotely See Logged-In Users on Windows 7 or Vista

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I need to login to a remote Win7 or Vista computer but when I connect I get a Logon Message "Another user is currently logged on…" but it does not specify who.

I have a domain username with admin privileges on the computer, how can I see who is logged in?

Best Answer

You can use the commands listed here to manage Terminal Server connections. query session /server:<servername> is probably the first one you want.

These all require remote procedure call, which is part and parcel with CIFS/SMB (the IPC$ share). Check that the RPC service is enabled first. Second, you can't/shouldn't (depending on network configuration) run these services over anything but the local network. If you're trying to do this sort of management over the Internet, you should be using a VPN or some creative SSH tunneling.

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