How Can I List Open Sessions and Open Files on a Computer?

re: How Can I List Open Sessions and Open Files on a Computer?

Rick — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:49:18 GMT

Perfect, I've been looking for a way to list not only the username associated with the "file share" connection but the computer (or IP), even from remote file servers. I've tried this for file shares on Windows 2003,2008,2012,XP,7 and even a high end EMC NAS filer. Works like a charm.

Thanks

re: How Can I List Open Sessions and Open Files on a Computer?

Brian — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:48:08 GMT

Thanks for all the great examples. Is there any way to do this for local fiiles only? (i.e. I want to get a list of all files that are open on the Windows desktop where the script is running). Thanks.

re: How Can I List Open Sessions and Open Files on a Computer?

Eliyas L — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:06:02 GMT

Hey JV, Thank you for your prompt reply :)

Regards,

re: How Can I List Open Sessions and Open Files on a Computer?

JV — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:08:04 GMT

@Elias - this cannot be done with scripting. You need to use the low-level API or OH.EXE from the resource kit.

re: How Can I List Open Sessions and Open Files on a Computer?

Eliyas L — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:24:03 GMT

Hey, Scripting Guy!, Happy New Year :)

For Open Files script I would like to know whether there is a way to get Open Files for specific folder rather than all the folder which are shared?

Please help as I am new to VB but cant figure out how to do it..if you can redirect me to anyother link would be appreciated. Thank you!!

Regards,

re: How Can I List Open Sessions and Open Files on a Computer?

Ed Wilson — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:03:40 GMT

@stanley the Net* commands are always a good solution -- they are easy to use, powerful, and always available. Great suggestion.

re: How Can I List Open Sessions and Open Files on a Computer?

Stanley Tsui — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:00:49 GMT

I use the good old "NET FILE " CLI command to replace the "Remove" method. Tested ok on a 2003 R2 server.

Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

Set objConnection = GetObject("WinNT://atl-ws-01/LanmanServer")

Set colResources = objConnection.Resources

For Each objResource in colResources

strResName = ""

intLock = 0

On Error Resume Next

strResName = objResource.Name

intLock = objResource.LockCount

On Error Goto 0

if intLock <> 0 Then

strCommand = "net file " & strResName & " /close"

objResult = objShell.Run(strCommand, 1, True)

End If

re: How Can I List Open Sessions and Open Files on a Computer?

Tom — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:08:09 GMT

How can this be done using powershell?

re: How Can I List Open Sessions and Open Files on a Computer?

Chris — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:30:03 GMT

I am getting this error message too "Active Directory: Not implemented" when i try to run the script for deleting open files.

re: How Can I List Open Sessions and Open Files on a Computer?

dieter — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:51:08 GMT

sometimes it's wrong to free up resources without closing the applications

what can do if i want to know about the sessions holding file-locks (in order to stop the application at the client side)

i search for a workflow like this get the open resource ==> get the corresponding session ==> get the computername for this session and then stop the application