NetSessionDel

The NetSessionDel function ends a session between a server and a workstation.

Security Requirements

Only members of the Administrators or Account Operators local group can successfully execute NetSessionDel.

NET_API_STATUS NetSessionDel(
  LPWSTR servername,     
  LPWSTR UncClientName,  
  LPWSTR username        
);

Parameters

servername
Pointer to a Unicode string containing the name of the remote server on which the function is to execute. A NULL pointer or string specifies the local computer.
UncClientName
Pointer to a Unicode string containing the computer name of the client to disconnect. If UncClientName is NULL, then all the sessions of the user in username will be deleted on the server specified.
username
Pointer to a Unicode string containing the name of the user whose session is to be terminated. A NULL pointer indicates that all users' sessions from the client name specified are to be terminated.

Return Values

If the function returns account information, the return value is NERR_Success.

If the function fails, the return value is one of the following error codes.

Value Meaning
ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED The user does not have access to the requested information.
ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER The specified parameter is invalid.
ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY Insufficient memory is available.
NERR_ClientNameNotFound The specified computer does not have a session with the computer.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in lmshare.h.
  Import Library: Use netapi32.lib (Windows NT) or svrapi.lib (Windows 95).

See Also

Networking (Net) Overview, Net Functions, NetSessionEnum, NetSessionGetInfo