Using the tlntadmn command

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Using the tlntadmn command

You can use the tlntadmn command to administer a local or a remote computer that is running Telnet Server. This command is new in Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 family. For detailed information about using the tlntadmn command, see Telnet Command-line Reference for Telnet Server.

System requirements

Both the computer you are administering and the computer at which you use the tlntadmn command must be running Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or a member of the Windows Server 2003 family. If either computer is running Windows NT or Windows 2000, it must also be running Windows Services for UNIX 2.0.

Security considerations

To administer a local or a remote computer using the tlntadmn command, you must log on to the local computer with administrative credentials. To administer a remote computer, you must also do one of the following:

  • log on to the local computer with an account that has administrative credentials on the remote computer

  • use the -u and -p parameters to provide administrative credentials for the remote computer

Use of the -u and -p parameters is a non-NTLM method of authentication. This method is less secure than NTLM because credentials are sent in plaintext. As a security measure, you cannot use the -s, -k, and -m parameters even if you provide credentials using the -u and -p parameters. The -s, -k, and -m parameters are used to list a session, end a session, and send a message, respectively.