Terminal server has exceeded maximum number of allowed connection – how to kill open sessions?

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on May 29, 2009

. 14 Comments Tags: windows.

When you RDC (connecting remotely using Remote Desktop Connection) to a server and get “Terminal server has exceeded maximum number of allowed connection” message there’s still light at the end of the tunnel.

Solution (tested on Windows 2003)

RDC to another server in the same workgroup as the one you cannot access and go to Administrative Tools / Terminal Services Manager.

From the menu select Actions / Connet to Computer… and provide the name of the server you couldn’t reach. Press OK and you will see open sessions on that server – users who logged in but for some reason haven’t logged out. Right click on the desired user and choose Log Off.

That should solve the case.

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14 Responses to “Terminal server has exceeded maximum number of allowed connection – how to kill open sessions?”

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1 ra
July 2, 2009 at 23:36

Thanks, very helpfull
2 Spectr3
July 14, 2009 at 8:50

Thanks, sorted it out in a minute!
3 David
August 21, 2009 at 15:55

Very helpful. Thanks.
4 murukessan
September 2, 2009 at 13:22

great information
we were trying to bring up a remote system whose connection was lost
and it was very helpful
5 Saurabh
September 11, 2009 at 17:25

I worked in a flash. Great resolution.

Thx.
6 Amit Goyal
September 29, 2009 at 8:25

Thanks, Great Information.
7 VenkatMOSS
October 31, 2009 at 14:43

It helped me to keep my schedule on track.

Thanks alot for solution.
8 RAJU
November 3, 2009 at 14:27

Hi,

1) Can we anticipating any LDAP server authenticating the clients at the Terminal server?

2) Is there any way to run a standby Terminal server?

3) Typically how many clients can be involved in a connection? if so how to do it ?

4) Do the SSH clients predetermined to run only from a specific machines? as opposed to any machine? if so how to proceed it?
9 Lokesh Sahu
December 1, 2009 at 7:31

Many Thanks!!!!!!!!
10 rishi
December 7, 2009 at 19:35

hi guys,

This solution doesn’t work if you’re an administrator, any other advice or suggestions?
11 Randy
January 22, 2010 at 19:02

Thanks a lot…
12 Ed Rabaya
February 12, 2010 at 5:27

this is of great help, thanks a lot!
13 Dandabass
February 25, 2010 at 17:26

yep, works!
14 Kashi Nath Shukla
March 7, 2010 at 4:39

i have already done this but yet tis error is coming