Join existing console session?

SBS2003 I leave my server with a couple of foreground applications running in
a console session. The screen saver activates after 5 minutes. So there is no
security risk.

Is it possible to login with Terminal Services and join the session which is
already running. I need to monitor the progress of the running applications.

Not join, since there can only be one connection to session 0, but
you can take over session 0.
Run mstsc /console

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<HoofHearted@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 14 dec 2004:

> SBS2003 I leave my server with a couple of foreground
> applications running in a console session. The screen saver
> activates after 5 minutes. So there is no security risk.
>
> Is it possible to login with Terminal Services and join the
> session which is already running. I need to monitor the progress
> of the running applications.

A follow-up on my own posting:

After you've done with your work remotely, do not logoff or
disconnect, but open a cmd shell in the remote session and type:
tscon 0 /dest:console

This will disconnect your remote session and 'push' it back to the
console.

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"Vera Noest [MVP]" <Vera.Noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote on
14 dec 2004 in microsoft.public.win2000.termserv.apps:

> Not join, since there can only be one connection to session 0,
but
> you can take over session 0.
> Run mstsc /console
>
>
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> <HoofHearted@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 14 dec 2004:
>
>> SBS2003 I leave my server with a couple of foreground
>> applications running in a console session. The screen saver
>> activates after 5 minutes. So there is no security risk.
>>
>> Is it possible to login with Terminal Services and join the
>> session which is already running. I need to monitor the
progress
>> of the running applications.

This is me showing my ignorance now...

I'm unsure of how to do as you suggest. Where do I type the mstsc /Console?

From a command prompt on your workstation.
If you run XP, mstsc is already pre-installed (it's called Remote
Desktop), if you run W2K Prof, you have to install the rdp client
first.

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<HoofHearted@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 15 dec 2004:

> This is me showing my ignorance now...
>
> I'm unsure of how to do as you suggest. Where do I type the
> mstsc /Console?

Yes. It works fine. That is so usefull to me. Thank you.