connecting to the CONSOLE using mstsc command using - instead of /

[Guest Mike Bonvie]

Server 2003 SP2

 

 

Hi,

 

This one should be a no-brainer:

 

Will the following commands do the EXACT same thing?

 

mstsc /console

mstsc -console

 

I have some colleagues here who insists using mstsc /console & say

mstsc -console is wrong.

 

I've used mstsc -console for years and never had a problem.

 

Yes, I have looked at the help associated with the command using mstsc /?

and mstsc -?

 

In fact, if this command didn't accept the "-" it would fail.

 

Please help me settle this guys.

 

Thanks

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: connecting to the CONSOLE using mstsc command using - instead of /

 

 

"Mike Bonvie" <mike@gfytf76474.net> wrote in message

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> Server 2003 SP2

>

>

> Hi,

>

> This one should be a no-brainer:

>

> Will the following commands do the EXACT same thing?

>

> mstsc /console

> mstsc -console

>

> I have some colleagues here who insists using mstsc /console & say

> mstsc -console is wrong.

>

> I've used mstsc -console for years and never had a problem.

>

> Yes, I have looked at the help associated with the command using mstsc /?

> and mstsc -?

>

> In fact, if this command didn't accept the "-" it would fail.

>

> Please help me settle this guys.

>

> Thanks

 

The official prefix is "/console" but many programmers will

code the command line interface such that "-console" will

work too. As you say, if the programmer for mstsc.exe had

not allowed for the dash prefix then the command would fail.

[Guest Mike Bonvie]

Re: connecting to the CONSOLE using mstsc command using - instead of /

 

Thanks for the feedback,

 

Can some others please chime in & build my case too?

 

Thanks again

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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>

> "Mike Bonvie" <mike@gfytf76474.net> wrote in message

> news:uVqqaJMkIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Server 2003 SP2

>>

>>

>> Hi,

>>

>> This one should be a no-brainer:

>>

>> Will the following commands do the EXACT same thing?

>>

>> mstsc /console

>> mstsc -console

>>

>> I have some colleagues here who insists using mstsc /console & say

>> mstsc -console is wrong.

>>

>> I've used mstsc -console for years and never had a problem.

>>

>> Yes, I have looked at the help associated with the command using mstsc /?

>> and mstsc -?

>>

>> In fact, if this command didn't accept the "-" it would fail.

>>

>> Please help me settle this guys.

>>

>> Thanks

>

> The official prefix is "/console" but many programmers will

> code the command line interface such that "-console" will

> work too. As you say, if the programmer for mstsc.exe had

> not allowed for the dash prefix then the command would fail.

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: connecting to the CONSOLE using mstsc command using - instead of /

 

What exactly is your case?

 

 

"Mike Bonvie" <mike@gfytf76474.net> wrote in message

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> Thanks for the feedback,

>

> Can some others please chime in & build my case too?

>

> Thanks again

>

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

> news:u%23selXMkIHA.5660@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>

>> "Mike Bonvie" <mike@gfytf76474.net> wrote in message

>> news:uVqqaJMkIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> Server 2003 SP2

>>>

>>>

>>> Hi,

>>>

>>> This one should be a no-brainer:

>>>

>>> Will the following commands do the EXACT same thing?

>>>

>>> mstsc /console

>>> mstsc -console

>>>

>>> I have some colleagues here who insists using mstsc /console & say

>>> mstsc -console is wrong.

>>>

>>> I've used mstsc -console for years and never had a problem.

>>>

>>> Yes, I have looked at the help associated with the command using mstsc

>>> /? and mstsc -?

>>>

>>> In fact, if this command didn't accept the "-" it would fail.

>>>

>>> Please help me settle this guys.

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>

>> The official prefix is "/console" but many programmers will

>> code the command line interface such that "-console" will

>> work too. As you say, if the programmer for mstsc.exe had

>> not allowed for the dash prefix then the command would fail.

>>

>

[Guest Mike Bonvie]

Re: connecting to the CONSOLE using mstsc command using - instead of /

 

I'm simply building a case here.

 

I'm told mstsc -console is wrong

 

 

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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> What exactly is your case?

>

>

> "Mike Bonvie" <mike@gfytf76474.net> wrote in message

> news:%23V6RAtMkIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Thanks for the feedback,

>>

>> Can some others please chime in & build my case too?

>>

>> Thanks again

>>

>>

>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

>> news:u%23selXMkIHA.5660@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>

>>> "Mike Bonvie" <mike@gfytf76474.net> wrote in message

>>> news:uVqqaJMkIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>> Server 2003 SP2

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Hi,

>>>>

>>>> This one should be a no-brainer:

>>>>

>>>> Will the following commands do the EXACT same thing?

>>>>

>>>> mstsc /console

>>>> mstsc -console

>>>>

>>>> I have some colleagues here who insists using mstsc /console & say

>>>> mstsc -console is wrong.

>>>>

>>>> I've used mstsc -console for years and never had a problem.

>>>>

>>>> Yes, I have looked at the help associated with the command using mstsc

>>>> /? and mstsc -?

>>>>

>>>> In fact, if this command didn't accept the "-" it would fail.

>>>>

>>>> Please help me settle this guys.

>>>>

>>>> Thanks

>>>

>>> The official prefix is "/console" but many programmers will

>>> code the command line interface such that "-console" will

>>> work too. As you say, if the programmer for mstsc.exe had

>>> not allowed for the dash prefix then the command would fail.

>>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Kerry Brown]

Re: connecting to the CONSOLE using mstsc command using - instead of /

 

"Mike Bonvie" <mike@gfytf76474.net> wrote in message

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> Server 2003 SP2

>

>

> Hi,

>

> This one should be a no-brainer:

>

> Will the following commands do the EXACT same thing?

>

> mstsc /console

> mstsc -console

>

 

 

Depending on what OS you're using they may be both wrong. With Vista SP1 and

Server 2008 the command is

 

mstsc /admin

 

The /console parameter silently fails

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947723

 

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/59801227-1e7e-4dbd-96e6-f54102a3ce921033.mspx?mfr=true

 

--

Kerry Brown

MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration

http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: connecting to the CONSOLE using mstsc command using - instead of /

 

 

"Mike Bonvie" <m@d.net> wrote in message

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> I'm simply building a case here.

>

> I'm told mstsc -console is wrong

 

As I said before, using the "-console" syntax appears to

be a valid but undocumented and therefore unsupported

method. Perhaps it will always work and perhaps it will

fail after the next automatic update - who knows?

[Guest kj [SBS MVP]]

Re: connecting to the CONSOLE using mstsc command using - instead of /

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> "Mike Bonvie" <m@d.net> wrote in message

> news:u%23mvOmNkIHA.5260@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> I'm simply building a case here.

>>

>> I'm told mstsc -console is wrong

>

> As I said before, using the "-console" syntax appears to

> be a valid but undocumented and therefore unsupported

> method. Perhaps it will always work and perhaps it will

> fail after the next automatic update - who knows?

 

It's already being replaced with /admin.

 

--

/kj