logoff

Windows CMD · Users and permissions · reference only

What it does

Logs off a user session, the current one or one with a given ID, on the local computer or a remote one.

Syntax

logoff [nombre_sesión | id_sesión] [/server:equipo] [/v]

Options and parameters

• (sin argumentos)

  Logs off the current session.

• id_sesión

  Logs off the session with that ID; you can see it with quser.

• /server:equipo

  Logs off a session on a remote computer.

• /v

  Shows information about the actions it performs.

Usage examples

• logoff

  Logs off your current session.

• quser

  Before logging off someone else's session, look up its ID.

• logoff 2

  Logs off the session with ID 2.

• logoff 2 /server:SRV01 /v

  Logs off session 2 on the SRV01 server showing details.

Notes and common mistakes

• Programs open in the session are closed and unsaved work can be lost.

Related commands

• net
• whoami
• quser
• runas