This being said, I needed a way to log off any session I was logged into, in a list of computers I knew I might be logged into.  My first thought was to use PSLOGGEDON.exe (from Sysinternals) which is a fantastic tool, but I don’t want to search the entire domain, plus I might be logged in to multiple domains.

So, I found a nice little utility built right into windows – quser.exe

Quser.exe can be used to show what user is logged in to a remote computer, as well as the localhost.  Use quser.exe /SERVER:servername to query a remote system.

If you want to specify just one user account instead of finding all users logged in, user this syntax:  quser.exe user6 /SERVER:servername

Now to log off this user, or session, you can use another built-in utility in Windows – Logoff.exe

Logoff.exe can either log off a session ID, or SessionName remotely – not by username (username works locally though).   The syntax is similar to quser.exe:

LOGOFF [sessionname | sessionid] [/SERVER:servername]

So to log off user6 from the example above, I can use either the session name (rdp-rcp#443 – or I can use the ID – 2 – I’ll go with the ID

logoff 2 /SERVER:server1

That was easy!  Now, to check to see if I’m logged any of the 150 servers I manage, I create a quick bat file using excel (more on that here) and now I can run it at any time, and see what remote systems I’m logged into, and log my session off if needed.

This is a really simple way to do this, but if you have another way to do it, please post below!  I’d love to see how you handle this problem!

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The PSTool – psloggedon.exe is a nice little utility that I can run from my command prompt, and have it query a remote computer, returning who is logged on to that server.  So, starting in Excel (I already had a list of all the servers), I pasted the list of servers in the C column.

Next, in Column A, I entered “psloggedon.exe” – the name of the executable I want to run.  in Column B, I put a “ \\” – note the space in front of the \\.  In column E, I entered my first switch, “ –l” – and in column F, a second switch “ –x” again, note the spaces before the switches.

Now, to bring the whole thing together.  I LOVE the command Concatenate. 

In column G, I entered =concatenate(A1,B1,C1,D1,E1)

This will combine all the columns together (now you know why the spaces were above) for your final command.

You can now select column G, and copy and paste it into notepad, and save it as a .bat file.  You now have an easily made bat file, using Excel.

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The PSTool – psloggedon.exe is a nice little utility that I can run from my command prompt, and have it query a remote computer, returning who is logged on to that server.  So, starting in Excel (I already had a list of all the servers), I pasted the list of servers in the C column.

Next, in Column A, I entered "psloggedon.exe” – the name of the executable I want to run.  in Column B, I put a “ \\” – note the space in front of the \\.  In column E, I entered my first switch, “ –l” – and in column F, a second switch “ –x” again, note the spaces before the switches.

Now, to bring the whole thing together.  I LOVE the command Concatenate. 

In column G, I entered =concatenate(A1,B1,C1,D1,E1)

This will combine all the columns together (now you know why the spaces were above) for your final command.

You can now select column G, and copy and paste it into notepad, and save it as a .bat file.  You now have an easily made bat file, using Excel.

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Here’s the script:

Public Const CdoDefaultFolderContacts = 5
snServername = wscript.arguments(0)
mbMailboxName = wscript.arguments(1)
set csCDOSession = CreateObject("MAPI.Session")
pfProfile = snServername & vbLf & mbMailboxName
csCDOSession.Logon "","",False,True,0,True, pfProfile
set cfContactsFolder = csCDOSession.getdefaultfolder(CdoDefaultFolderContacts)
set cfContactscol = cfContactsFolder.messages
set ofConFilter = cfContactscol.Filter
Set cfContFltFld1 = ofConFilter.Fields.Add("0x8015",vbBoolean,true,"0420060000000000C000000000000046")
For Each ctContact In cfContactscol
	Set collAttachments = ctContact.Attachments 
	For Each atAttachment In collAttachments
		If atAttachment.name = "ContactPicture.jpg" Then
			fname = replace(replace(replace(replace(replace((ctContact.subject & "-" & atAttachment.name),":","-"),"\",""),"/",""),"?",""),chr(34),"")
			fname = replace(replace(replace(replace(replace(replace(fname,"<",""),">",""),chr(11),""),"*",""),"|",""),"(","")
			fname = replace(replace(replace(fname,")",""),chr(12),""),chr(15),"")
			atAttachment.WriteToFile("c:\contactpictures\" & fname)
			wscript.echo "Exported Picture to : " &  fname
		End if		
	next
Next

Save the above code as a .vbs file, and run it from the command line:

exportOutlookPic.vbs mailboxservername exchangeAlias

Make sure that you have created the folder referenced in the script, or you will get an error (c:\contactpictures\). 
Works like a charm!  I know have all my Outlook Contact pictures, in my folder system.

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Here’s the script:

Public Const CdoDefaultFolderContacts = 5

snServername = wscript.arguments(0)

mbMailboxName = wscript.arguments(1)

set csCDOSession = CreateObject("MAPI.Session")

pfProfile = snServername & vbLf & mbMailboxName

csCDOSession.Logon "","",False,True,0,True, pfProfile

set cfContactsFolder = csCDOSession.getdefaultfolder(CdoDefaultFolderContacts)

set cfContactscol = cfContactsFolder.messages

set ofConFilter = cfContactscol.Filter

Set cfContFltFld1 = ofConFilter.Fields.Add("0x8015",vbBoolean,true,"0420060000000000C000000000000046")

For Each ctContact In cfContactscol

	Set collAttachments = ctContact.Attachments

	For Each atAttachment In collAttachments

		If atAttachment.name = "ContactPicture.jpg" Then

			fname = replace(replace(replace(replace(replace((ctContact.subject & "-" & atAttachment.name),":","-"),"\",""),"/",""),"?",""),chr(34),"")

			fname = replace(replace(replace(replace(replace(replace(fname,"<",""),">",""),chr(11),""),"*",""),"|",""),"(","")

			fname = replace(replace(replace(fname,")",""),chr(12),""),chr(15),"")

			atAttachment.WriteToFile("c:\contactpictures\" & fname)

			wscript.echo "Exported Picture to : " &  fname

		End if

	next

Next

Save the above code as a .vbs file, and run it from the command line:

exportOutlookPic.vbs mailboxservername exchangeAlias

Make sure that you have created the folder referenced in the script, or you will get an error (c:\contactpictures\).  Works like a charm!  I know have all my Outlook Contact pictures, in my folder system.

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** Note:  Please see my original post about this if you have questions of the files needed, and folder structure.

First, I modified the .CSV file, adding a new column “PASS” – in that column, add the hashed password created from remkoweijnen.nl’s password hash program [DOWNLOAD]

Then I modified my Powershell script, adding in the password to script, so it’s added to the .RDP file.

No more typing in passwords to connect to servers.  Also, the nice thing is, if you have to change the password, just modify the hash file in the .CSV file, and re-run the Powershell script!

Here is the modified Powershell Script:

$List = Import-CSV RDPLIST.CSV
$resolutions = ("Console","Cullscreen","Widescreen","Docked")
ForEach($Entry in $List) {
  ForEach($resolution in $resolutions) {
    # Prepend the destination directory info for RDP files
    $Dir = "..\" + $resolution + "\" + $Entry.Directory

    # Create new folder
    New-Item -Path $Dir -ItemType Directory -Force

    # Build the file name
    $FileName = $Dir + "\" + $Entry.ServerName + ".RDP"

    # Remove the old file
    Remove-Item $FileName -Force

    # Begin building RDP file
    $temp = "`nfull address:s:" + $Entry.IP 

    switch ($resolution) {

      "Console" {
        $temp += "`nscreen mode id:i:1"
        $temp += "`ndesktopwidth:i:1024"
        $temp += "`ndesktopheight:i:768"
        $temp += "`nusername:s:" + $Entry.USER
        $temp += "`npassword 51:b:" + $Entry.PASS
        $temp += "`nadministrative session:i:1"
      }

      "Fullscreen" {
        $temp += "`nscreen mode id:i:2"
        $temp += "`nusername:s:" + $Entry.USER
        $temp += "`npassword 51:b:" + $Entry.PASS
      }

      "Widescreen" {
        $temp += "`nscreen mode id:i:1"
        $temp += "`ndesktopwidth:i:1152"
        $temp += "`ndesktopheight:i:720"
        $temp += "`nusername:s:" + $Entry.USER
        $temp += "`npassword 51:b:" + $Entry.PASS
      }

      "Docked" {
        $temp += "`nscreen mode id:i:1"
        $temp += "`ndesktopwidth:i:1152"
        $temp += "`ndesktopheight:i:864"
        $temp += "`nusername:s:" + $Entry.USER
        $temp += "`npassword 51:b:" + $Entry.PASS
      }
    }
    $temp | out-file $FileName
    write-host $temp
    get-content template_bottom.txt >> $FileName
  }
}

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RDP – Remote Desktop Connection, or what we called back in the day, Terminal Services.  Every system administrator uses it daily.  At work, the team I work on has 145 servers that we are responsible for, and only a handful of them are in the same building as us (although we still remote into them as well).

This being said, I was getting tired of typing in the server’s name or IP address every time I needed to connect to it.  I know Microsoft has an mmc for Remote Desktops, but I just don’t like the clunky way it has to be setup, plus, did I mention I had 145 to put in?  Well, call me lazy, but I knew there had to be a way to script it – after all, a RDP file is nothing but some text (open a .rdp file with notepad – you’ll see!).

So, enough background, lets do some scripting!  There are 3 files here:  Powershell script, a CSV file, and a Text file.

• First, the CSV File:  It has 4 columns with the first row being the headers.  Do not change row.  Name this file RDPLIST.csv

ServerName,IP,Directory,USER
FRIENDLYNAME,FQDNorIP,FOLDERNAME\SUBFOLDER,DOMAIN\USERNAME

• Next, is the Text File.  This contains other parameters that are going to be the same between every connection – such as enabling shared clipboard, 16bit colors, disable themes, etc.  You can customize this to your liking (to get it just the way you want it, create an .rdp file, and edit it with notepad, and you will see a list similar to below). Name this file template_bottom.txt

audiomode:i:2
authentication level:i:0
autoreconnection enabled:i:1
bitmapcachepersistenable:i:1
compression:i:1
disable cursor setting:i:0
disable full window drag:i:1
disable menu anims:i:1
disable themes:i:1
disable wallpaper:i:1
displayconnectionbar:i:1
keyboardhook:i:2
redirectclipboard:i:1
redirectcomports:i:0
redirectdrives:i:0
redirectprinters:i:0
redirectsmartcards:i:0
session bpp:i:16
prompt for credentials:i:0
promptcredentialonce:i:1

• Lastly, the Powershell script: Name this file CreateRDP.ps1

$List = Import-CSV RDPLIST.CSV
$resolutions = ("Console","fullscreen","1024x768","1152x864")
ForEach($Entry in $List) {
  ForEach($resolution in $resolutions) {
    # Prepend the destination directory info for RDP files
    $Dir = "..\" + $resolution + "\" + $Entry.Directory

    # Create new folder
    New-Item -Path $Dir -ItemType Directory -Force

    # Build the file name
    $FileName = $Dir + "\" + $Entry.ServerName + ".RDP"

    # Remove the old file
    Remove-Item $FileName -Force

    # Begin building RDP file
    $temp = "`nfull address:s:" + $Entry.IP 

    switch ($resolution) {

      "Console" {
        $temp = $temp + "`nscreen mode id:i:1"
    $temp = $temp + "`ndesktopwidth:i:1024"
        $temp = $temp + "`ndesktopheight:i:768"
    $temp = $temp + "`nusername:s:" + $Entry.USER
    $temp = $temp + "`nadministrative session:i:1"
      }

      "Fullscreen" {
        $temp = $temp + "`nscreen mode id:i:2"
    $temp = $temp + "`nusername:s:" + $Entry.USER
      }

      "1024x768" {
        $temp = $temp + "`nscreen mode id:i:1"
        $temp = $temp + "`ndesktopwidth:i:1024"
        $temp = $temp + "`ndesktopheight:i:768"
    $temp = $temp + "`nusername:s:" + $Entry.USER
      }

      "1152x864" {
        $temp = $temp + "`nscreen mode id:i:1"
        $temp = $temp + "`ndesktopwidth:i:1152"
        $temp = $temp + "`ndesktopheight:i:864"
    $temp = $temp + "`nusername:s:" + $Entry.USER
      }
    }
    $temp | out-file $FileName
    write-host $temp
    get-content template_bottom.txt >> $FileName
  }
}

Now, you need a folder structure:

• Powershell_RDP
  • rdp
    • _script

    

  Put all three files in the _script folder.

And just because I’m a nice guy, here’s a zip of the files and the correct folder structure.  Just unzip, make your edits to the csv file, save and close it, and open PowerShell (as Administrator if using Vista) and navigate to the _Script folder.  Once there, run the CreateRDP.ps1 (put a ./ in front of the filename)

Feel free to customize this script to your own liking!  It’s a simple script, so it shouldn’t be too hard to mess with.  It works like a CHARM!!!  I created 290 RDP files in less than 30 seconds!  Great thing is, it creates a separate folder structure for the different resolutions (I used 1024×768 & 1152×864 because my laptop is a widescreen, but when I’m docked, it’s a standard monitor).

One more tip, I made two new toolbars, and pushed them all the way over to the right of the taskbar, making a nifty little launcher!

Hope you enjoy this – I know I did!  It took me longer to write this post than it did to get all my .RDP files!

[ UPDATE:  Original Script was written by Aaron Dodd, just tweaked by me]

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ComputerName = InputBox("Enter the name of the computer you wish to query")

winmgmt1 = "winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!//"& ComputerName &""

Set UserSet = GetObject( winmgmt1 ).InstancesOf ("Win32_ComputerSystem")

for each User in UserSet
    MsgBox "The user name for the specified computer is: " & User.UserName
Next

.csharpcode, .csharpcode pre
{
font-size: small;
color: black;
font-family: consolas, “Courier New”, courier, monospace;
background-color: #ffffff;
/*white-space: pre;*/
}
.csharpcode pre { margin: 0em; }
.csharpcode .rem { color: #008000; }
.csharpcode .kwrd { color: #0000ff; }
.csharpcode .str { color: #006080; }
.csharpcode .op { color: #0000c0; }
.csharpcode .preproc { color: #cc6633; }
.csharpcode .asp { background-color: #ffff00; }
.csharpcode .html { color: #800000; }
.csharpcode .attr { color: #ff0000; }
.csharpcode .alt
{
background-color: #f4f4f4;
width: 100%;
margin: 0em;
}
.csharpcode .lnum { color: #606060; }

Copy the above code, save it as a vbs file, run it, enter the machine name, and it returns the logged on user!  Simple as that!  Note, you must be an administrator of the machine that you want to query.

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