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Lesson 3 Monitoring Network Users
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Note If you want to disconnect all users, click Sessions in the console tree, and then, on
the Action menu, click Disconnect All Sessions.
To prevent data loss, you should always notify users who are accessing shared folders
or files that you are ready to stop sharing a folder or shut down the computer.
How to Send Administrative Messages to Users
You can send administrative messages to one or more users or computers. Send them
to users with a current connection to a computer on which network resources are
shared to notify them when there will be a disruption to the computer or resource
availability. Some common reasons for sending administrative messages are to notify
users when you intend to do any of the following:
■ Perform a backup or restore operation
■ Disconnect users from a resource
■ Upgrade software or hardware
■ Shut down the computer
Note Computers running Windows XP Professional can receive console messages only if
the Messenger service is running on the computer. If a computer has Windows XP Service
Pack 2 installed, the Messenger service is disabled by default. To enable the service, use the
Services tool in the Administrative Tools folder.
To send an administrative message to one or more computers, follow these steps:
1. In the Computer Management window, right-click Shared Folders, point to All
Tasks, and then click Send Console Message.
Windows XP displays the Send Console Message dialog box.
2. In the Send Console Message dialog box, click Add.
Windows XP displays the Select Computer dialog box.
3. In the Select Computer dialog box, type the names of the computers to which you
want to send a message, and then click OK. (You can also click Advanced to
browse through a list of available computers.)
Tip In Computer Management, you can determine the name of the computer that a user is
logged on to by clicking the Sessions folder.