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

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

"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.

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.
>

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.
>>
>

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.
>>>
>>
>
>

"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/window....mspx?mfr=true

--
Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/

"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?

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