openfiles

openfiles

new in WS2003

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Displays or disconnects files opened by local or network users.

Syntax

 openfiles /   command     switches   

Options

command

Specifies the action to perform, which can be:

query

Displays all open files

disconnect

Disconnects one or more open files

The full syntax for these two commands is:

 /query [/s   Computer   [/u   Domain   \   User   [/p   Password   ]]]      [/fo {TABLE  LIST  CSV}] [/nh] [/v] 

and:

 /disconnect [/s   Computer   [/u   Domain   \   User   [/p   Password   ]]] {[/id   OpenFileID   ]       [/a   UserName   ]  [/o   OpenMode   ]} [/op   OpenFileName   ] 

The various switches are:

/s Computer /u [Domain\]User /p [Password]

Name or IP address of a remote computer (if omitted, defaults to local computer) and credentials for running the script (if omitted, defaults to System built-in identity).

/fo {TABLE LIST CSV}

Format for displaying driver properties (if omitted, default is TABLE ).

/nh

Omits header row from displayed information if /fo is set to TABLE or CSV .

/v

Displays verbose information.

/id OpenFileID

Disconnects an open file with a specific numeric ID (use openfiles /query to find the ID). A wildcard (*) can also be used to disconnect all open files.

/a UserName

Disconnects all open files for a specific user. A wildcard (*) can also be used.

/o OpenMode

Disconnects all open files by OpenMode value (Read, Write or Read/Write). A wildcard (*) can also be used.

/op OpenFileName

Disconnects all open file connections created by a specific OpenFile name. The wildcard (*) disconnects all open files on the specified computer.

Examples

List open files on member server with IP address 172.16.11.230:

  openfiles /query /s 172.16.11.230 /fo list  ID:                          41 Accessed By:                 ADMINISTRATOR Type:                        Windows Open File (Path\executable): C:\caps     ID:                          104 Accessed By:                 ADMINISTRATOR Type:                        Windows Open File (Path\executable): \PIPE\srvsvc 

Disconnect open file with ID 41:

  openfiles /disconnect /s 172.16.11.230 /id 41  SUCCESS: The connection to the open file "C:\caps" has been terminated. 

Verify the result (verbose mode):

  openfiles /query /s 172.16.11.230 /fo list /v  Hostname:                    ESRV230D ID:                          111 Accessed By:                 ADMINISTRATOR Type:                        Windows #Locks:                      0 Open Mode:                   Write + Read Open File (Path\executable): \PIPE\srvsvc 

See Also

Files and Folders