C:\Windows\System32\net.exe ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET ACCOUNTS NET HELP NET SHARE NET COMPUTER NET HELPMSG NET START NET CONFIG NET LOCALGROUP NET STATISTICS NET CONFIG SERVER NET NAME NET STOP NET CONFIG WORKSTATION NET PAUSE NET TIME NET CONTINUE NET PRINT NET USE NET FILE NET SEND NET USER NET GROUP NET SESSION NET VIEW ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET ACCOUNTS [/FORCELOGOFF:{minutes | NO}] [/MINPWLEN:length] [/MAXPWAGE:{days | UNLIMITED}] [/MINPWAGE:days] [/UNIQUEPW:number] [/DOMAIN] NET ACCOUNTS updates the user accounts database and modifies password and logon requirements for all accounts. When used without options, NET ACCOUNTS displays the current settings for password, logon limitations, and domain information. Two conditions are required in order for options used with NET ACCOUNTS to take effect: _ The password and logon requirements are only effective if user accounts have been set up (use User Manager or the NET USER command). _ The Net Logon service must be running on all servers in the domain that verify logon. Net Logon is started automatically when Windows starts. /FORCELOGOFF:{minutes | NO} Sets the number of minutes a user has before being forced to log off when the account expires or valid logon hours expire. NO, the default, prevents forced logoff. /MINPWLEN:length Sets the minimum number of characters for a password. The range is 0-14 characters; the default is 6 characters. /MAXPWAGE:{days | UNLIMITED} Sets the maximum number of days that a password is valid. No limit is specified by using UNLIMITED. /MAXPWAGE can't be less than /MINPWAGE. The range is 1-999; the default is 90 days. /MINPWAGE:days Sets the minimum number of days that must pass before a user can change a password. A value of 0 sets no minimum time. The range is 0-999; the default is 0 days. /MINPWAGE can't be more than /MAXPWAGE. /UNIQUEPW:number Requires that a user's passwords be unique through the specified number of password changes. The maximum value is 24. /DOMAIN Performs the operation on a domain controller of the current domain. Otherwise, the operation is performed on the local computer. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET COMPUTER \\computername {/ADD | /DEL} NET COMPUTER adds or deletes computers from a domain database. This command is available only on Windows NT Servers. \\computername Specifies the computer to add or delete from the domain. /ADD Adds the specified computer to the domain. /DEL Removes the specified computer from the domain. C:\>net help accounts The syntax of this command is: NET ACCOUNTS [/FORCELOGOFF:{minutes | NO}] [/MINPWLEN:length] [/MAXPWAGE:{days | UNLIMITED}] [/MINPWAGE:days] [/UNIQUEPW:number] [/DOMAIN] NET ACCOUNTS updates the user accounts database and modifies password and logon requirements for all accounts. When used without options, NET ACCOUNTS displays the current settings for password, logon limitations, and domain information. Two conditions are required in order for options used with NET ACCOUNTS to take effect: _ The password and logon requirements are only effective if user accounts have been set up (use User Manager or the NET USER command). _ The Net Logon service must be running on all servers in the domain that verify logon. Net Logon is started automatically when Windows starts. /FORCELOGOFF:{minutes | NO} Sets the number of minutes a user has before being forced to log off when the account expires or valid logon hours expire. NO, the default, prevents forced logoff. /MINPWLEN:length Sets the minimum number of characters for a password. The range is 0-14 characters; the default is 6 characters. /MAXPWAGE:{days | UNLIMITED} Sets the maximum number of days that a password is valid. No limit is specified by using UNLIMITED. /MAXPWAGE can't be less than /MINPWAGE. The range is 1-999; the default is 90 days. /MINPWAGE:days Sets the minimum number of days that must pass before a user can change a password. A value of 0 sets no minimum time. The range is 0-999; the default is 0 days. /MINPWAGE can't be more than /MAXPWAGE. /UNIQUEPW:number Requires that a user's passwords be unique through the specified number of password changes. The maximum value is 24. /DOMAIN Performs the operation on a domain controller of the current domain. Otherwise, the operation is performed on the local computer. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET CONFIG [SERVER | WORKSTATION] NET CONFIG displays configuration information of the Workstation or Server service. When used without the SERVER or WORKSTATION switch, it displays a list of configurable services. To get help with configuring a service, type NET HELP CONFIG service. SERVER Displays information about the configuration of the Server service. WORKSTATION Displays information about the configuration of the Workstation service. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET CONFIG SERVER [/AUTODISCONNECT:time] [/SRVCOMMENT:"text"] [/HIDDEN:{YES | NO}] NET CONFIG SERVER displays or changes settings for the Server service. /AUTODISCONNECT:time Sets the maximum number of minutes a user's session can be inactive before it is disconnected. You can specify -1 to never disconnect. The range is -1-65535 minutes; the default is 15. /SRVCOMMENT:"text" Adds a comment for the server that is displayed in Windows Screens and with the NET VIEW command. The comment can have as many as 48 characters. Enclose the text in quotation marks. /HIDDEN:{YES | NO} Specifies whether the server's computername appears on display listings of servers. Note that hiding a server does not alter the permissions on that server. The default is NO. To display the current configuration for the Server service, type NET CONFIG SERVER without parameters. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET CONTINUE reactivates a Windows service that has been suspended by NET PAUSE. service Is the paused service. For example, one of the following: NET LOGON NT LM SECURITY SUPPORT PROVIDER SCHEDULE SERVER WORKSTATION ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET FILE [id [/CLOSE]] NET FILE closes a shared file and removes file locks. When used without options, it lists the open files on a server. The listing includes the identification number assigned to an open file, the pathname of the file, the username, and the number of locks on the file. This command works only on computers running the Server service. id Is the identification number of the file. /CLOSE Closes an open file and removes file locks. Type this command from the server where the file is shared. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET GROUP [groupname [/COMMENT:"text"]] [/DOMAIN] groupname {/ADD [/COMMENT:"text"] | /DELETE} [/DOMAIN] groupname username [...] {/ADD | /DELETE} [/DOMAIN] NET GROUP adds, displays, or modifies global groups on servers. Used without parameters, it displays the groupnames on the server. groupname Is the name of the group to add, expand, or delete. Supply only a groupname to view a list of users in a group. /COMMENT:"text" Adds a comment for a new or existing group. The comment can have as many as 48 characters. Enclose the text in quotation marks. /DOMAIN Performs the operation on a domain controller of the current domain. Otherwise, the operation is performed on the local computer. username[ ...] Lists one or more usernames to add to or remove from a group. Separate multiple username entries with a space. /ADD Adds a group, or adds a username to a group. /DELETE Removes a group, or removes a username from a group. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET HELPMSG message# NET HELPMSG displays information about Windows network messages (such as error, warning, and alert messages). When you type NET HELPMSG and the 4-digit number of the Windows error (for example, NET2182), Windows tells you about the message and suggests action you can take to solve a problem. message# Is the 4-digit number of the Windows message you need help with. You don't need to type NET as part of the message number. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET LOCALGROUP [groupname [/COMMENT:"text"]] [/DOMAIN] groupname {/ADD [/COMMENT:"text"] | /DELETE} [/DOMAIN] groupname name [...] {/ADD | /DELETE} [/DOMAIN] NET LOCALGROUP modifies local groups on computers. When used without options, it displays the local groups on the computer. groupname Is the name of the local group to add, expand, or delete. Supply only a groupname to view a list of users or global groups in a local group. /COMMENT:"text" Adds a comment for a new or existing group. Enclose the text in quotation marks. /DOMAIN Performs the operation on the domain controller of the current domain. Otherwise, the operation is performed on the local workstation. name [ ...] Lists one or more usernames or groupnames to add or to remove from a local group. Separate multiple entries with a space. Names may be users or global groups, but not other local groups. If a user is from another domain, preface the username with the domain name (for example, SALES\RALPHR). /ADD Adds a groupname or username to a local group. An account must be established for users or global groups added to a local group with this command. /DELETE Removes a groupname or username from a local group. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET NAME [name [/ADD | /DELETE]] NET NAME adds or deletes a messaging name (alias) at a computer. A messaging name is a name to which messages are sent. When used without options, NET NAME displays the names accepting messages at the computer. A computer's list of names comes from three places: _ Message names, which are added with NET NAME _ A computername, which is added as a name when the Workstation service is started. This name cannot be deleted. _ A username, which is added as a name when you log on, if it is not being used at another computer. This name can be deleted. name Specifies the name to receive messages. The name can have as many as 15 characters. /ADD Adds a name to a computer. Typing /ADD is optional; typing NET NAME name works the same way as typing NET NAME name /ADD. /DELETE Removes a name from a computer. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET PAUSE service NET PAUSE suspends a Windows service or resource. Pausing a service puts it on hold. service Is the service to be paused. For example, one of the following: NET LOGON NT LM SECURITY SUPPORT PROVIDER SCHEDULE SERVER WORKSTATION ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET PRINT \\computername\sharename [\\computername] job# [/HOLD | /RELEASE | /DELETE] NET PRINT displays print jobs and shared queues. For each queue, the display lists jobs, showing the size and status of each job, and the status of the queue. \\computername Is the name of the computer sharing the printer queue(s). sharename Is the name of the shared printer queue. job# Is the identification number assigned to a print job. A computer with one or more printer queues assigns each print job a unique number. /HOLD Prevents a job in a queue from printing. The job stays in the printer queue, and other jobs bypass it until it is released. /RELEASE Reactivates a job that is held. /DELETE Removes a job from a queue. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET SEND {name | * | /DOMAIN[:name] | /USERS} message Sends messages to other users, computers, or messaging names on the network. The Messenger service must be running to receive messages. You can send a message only to a name that is active on the network. If the message is sent to a username, that user must be logged on and running the Messenger service to receive the message. name Is the username, computername, or messaging name to send the message to. If the name is a computername that contains blank characters, enclose the alias in quotation marks (" "). * Sends the message to all the names in your group. /DOMAIN[:name] Sends the message to all the names in the workstation domain. If name is specified, the message is sent to all the names in the specified domain or workgroup. /USERS Sends the message to all users connected to the server. message Is text to be sent as a message. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET SESSION [\\computername] [/DELETE] NET SESSION lists or disconnects sessions between the computer and other computers on the network. When used without options, it displays information about all sessions with the computer of current focus. This command works only on servers. \\computername Lists the session information for the named computer. /DELETE Ends the session between the local computer and computername, and closes all open files on the computer for the session. If computername is omitted, all sessions are ended. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET SHARE sharename sharename=drive:path [/USERS:number | /UNLIMITED] [/REMARK:"text"] [/CACHE:Manual | Documents| Programs | None ] sharename [/USERS:number | /UNLIMITED] [/REMARK:"text"] [/CACHE:Manual | Documents | Programs | None] {sharename | devicename | drive:path} /DELETE NET SHARE makes a server's resources available to network users. When used without options, it lists information about all resources being shared on the computer. For each resource, Windows reports the devicename(s) or pathname(s) and a descriptive comment associated with it. sharename Is the network name of the shared resource. Type NET SHARE with a sharename only to display information about that share. drive:path Specifies the absolute path of the directory to be shared. /USERS:number Sets the maximum number of users who can simultaneously access the shared resource. /UNLIMITED Specifies an unlimited number of users can simultaneously access the shared resource /REMARK:"text" Adds a descriptive comment about the resource. Enclose the text in quotation marks. devicename Is one or more printers (LPT1: through LPT9:) shared by sharename. /DELETE Stops sharing the resource. /CACHE:Manual Enables manual client caching of programs and documents from this share /CACHE:Documents Enables automatic caching of documents from this share /CACHE:Programs Enables automatic caching of documents and programs from this share /CACHE:None Disables caching from this share ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET START [service] NET START lists running services. service May include one of the following services: ALERTER BROWSER CLIENT SERVICE FOR NETWARE CLIPBOOK DHCP CLIENT EVENTLOG FILE REPLICATION MESSENGER NET LOGON NT LM SECURITY SUPPORT PROVIDER PLUG AND PLAY REMOTE ACCESS CONNECTION MANAGER ROUTING AND REMOTE ACCESS RPCLOCATOR RPCSS SCHEDULE SERVER SPOOLER TCP/IP NETBIOS HELPER SERVICE UPS WORKSTATION When typed at the command prompt, service names of two words or more must be enclosed in quotation marks. For example, NET START "NET LOGON" starts the net logon service. NET START can also start services not provided with Windows. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET STATISTICS [WORKSTATION | SERVER] NET STATISTICS displays the statistics log for the local Workstation or Server service. Used without parameters, NET STATISTICS displays the services for which statistics are available. SERVER Displays the Server service statistics. WORKSTATION Displays the Workstation service statistics. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET STOP service NET STOP stops Windows services. Stopping a service cancels any network connections the service is using. Also, some services are dependent on others. Stopping one service can stop others. Some services cannot be stopped. service May be one of the following services: ALERTER BROWSER CLIENT SERVICE FOR NETWARE CLIPBOOK DHCP CLIENT FILE REPLICATION MESSENGER NET LOGON NT LM SECURITY SUPPORT PROVIDER REMOTE ACCESS CONNECTION MANAGER ROUTING AND REMOTE ACCESS RPCLOCATOR SCHEDULE SERVER SPOOLER TCP/IP NETBIOS HELPER SERVICE UPS WORKSTATION NET STOP can also stop services not provided with Windows. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET TIME [\\computername | /DOMAIN[:domainname] | /RTSDOMAIN[:domainname]] [/SET] [\\computername] /QUERYSNTP [\\computername] /SETSNTP[:ntp server list] NET TIME synchronizes the computer's clock with that of another computer or domain, or displays the time for a computer or domain. When used without options on a Windows Server domain, it displays the current date and time at the computer designated as the time server for the domain. This command allows setting the NTP timeserver for computername. \\computername Is the name of the computer you want to check or synchronize with. /DOMAIN[:domainname] Specifies to synchronize the time from the Primary Domain Controller of domainname. /RTSDOMAIN[:domainname] Specifies to synchronize with a Reliable Time Server from domainname. /SET Synchronizes the computer's time with the time on the specified computer or domain. /QUERYSNTP Displays the currently configured NTP server for this computer /SETSNTP[:ntp server list] Sets the NTP time servers to be used by this computer. This may be a list of IP addresses or DNS names separated by spaces. If multiple timeservers are listed, the list must be surrounded by quotes. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET USE [devicename | *] [\\computername\sharename[\volume] [password | *]] [/USER:[domainname\]username] [/USER:[dotted domain name\]username] [/USER:[username@dotted domain name] [/SMARTCARD] [/SAVECRED] [[/DELETE] | [/PERSISTENT:{YES | NO}]] NET USE {devicename | *} [password | *] /HOME NET USE [/PERSISTENT:{YES | NO}] NET USE connects a computer to a shared resource or disconnects a computer from a shared resource. When used without options, it lists the computer's connections. devicename Assigns a name to connect to the resource or specifies the device to be disconnected. There are two kinds of devicenames: disk drives (D: through Z:) and printers (LPT1: through LPT3:). Type an asterisk instead of a specific devicename to assign the next available devicename. \\computername Is the name of the computer controlling the shared resource. If the computername contains blank characters, enclose the double backslash (\\) and the computername in quotation marks (" "). The computername may be from 1 to 15 characters long. \sharename Is the network name of the shared resource. \volume Specifies a NetWare volume on the server. You must have Client Services for Netware (Windows Workstations) or Gateway Service for Netware (Windows Server) installed and running to connect to NetWare servers. password Is the password needed to access the shared resource. * Produces a prompt for the password. The password is not displayed when you type it at the password prompt. /USER Specifies a different username with which the connection is made. domainname Specifies another domain. If domain is omitted, the current logged on domain is used. username Specifies the username with which to logon. /SMARTCARD Specifies that the connection is to use credentials on a smart card. /SAVECRED Specifies that the username and password are to be saved. This switch is ignored unless the command prompts for username and password. This option is not available on Windows XP Home Edition and will be ignored. /HOME Connects a user to their home directory. /DELETE Cancels a network connection and removes the connection from the list of persistent connections. /PERSISTENT Controls the use of persistent network connections. The default is the setting used last. YES Saves connections as they are made, and restores them at next logon. NO Does not save the connection being made or subsequent connections; existing connections will be restored at next logon. Use the /DELETE switch to remove persistent connections. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET USER [username [password | *] [options]] [/DOMAIN] username {password | *} /ADD [options] [/DOMAIN] username [/DELETE] [/DOMAIN] NET USER creates and modifies user accounts on computers. When used without switches, it lists the user accounts for the computer. The user account information is stored in the user accounts database. This command works only on servers. username Is the name of the user account to add, delete, modify, or view. The name of the user account can have as many as 20 characters. password Assigns or changes a password for the user's account. A password must satisfy the minimum length set with the /MINPWLEN option of the NET ACCOUNTS command. It can have as many as 14 characters. * Produces a prompt for the password. The password is not displayed when you type it at a password prompt. /DOMAIN Performs the operation on a domain controller of the current domain. /ADD Adds a user account to the user accounts database. /DELETE Removes a user account from the user accounts database. Options Are as follows: Options Description -------------------------------------------------------------------- /ACTIVE:{YES | NO} Activates or deactivates the account. If the account is not active, the user cannot access the server. The default is YES. /COMMENT:"text" Provides a descriptive comment about the user's account (maximum of 48 characters). Enclose the text in quotation marks. /COUNTRYCODE:nnn Uses the operating system country code to implement the specified language files for a user's help and error messages. A value of 0 signifies the default country code. /EXPIRES:{date | NEVER} Causes the account to expire if date is set. NEVER sets no time limit on the account. An expiration date is in the form mm/dd/yy or dd/mm/yy, depending on the country code. Months can be a number, spelled out, or abbreviated with three letters. Year can be two or four numbers. Use slashes(/) (no spaces) to separate parts of the date. /FULLNAME:"name" Is a user's full name (rather than a username). Enclose the name in quotation marks. /HOMEDIR:pathname Sets the path for the user's home directory. The path must exist. /PASSWORDCHG:{YES | NO} Specifies whether users can change their own password. The default is YES. /PASSWORDREQ:{YES | NO} Specifies whether a user account must have a password. The default is YES. /PROFILEPATH[:path] Sets a path for the user's logon profile. /SCRIPTPATH:pathname Is the location of the user's logon script. /TIMES:{times | ALL} Is the logon hours. TIMES is expressed as day[-day][,day[-day]],time[-time][,time [-time]], limited to 1-hour increments. Days can be spelled out or abbreviated. Hours can be 12- or 24-hour notation. For 12-hour notation, use am, pm, a.m., or p.m. ALL means a user can always log on, and a blank value means a user can never log on. Separate day and time entries with a comma, and separate multiple day and time entries with a semicolon. /USERCOMMENT:"text" Lets an administrator add or change the User Comment for the account. /WORKSTATIONS:{computername[,...] | *} Lists as many as eight computers from which a user can log on to the network. If /WORKSTATIONS has no list or if the list is *, the user can log on from any computer. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ NET VIEW [\\computername [/CACHE] | /DOMAIN[:domainname]] NET VIEW /NETWORK:NW [\\computername] NET VIEW displays a list of resources being shared on a computer. When used without options, it displays a list of computers in the current domain or network. \\computername Is a computer whose shared resources you want to view. /DOMAIN:domainname Specifies the domain for which you want to view the available computers. If domainname is omitted, displays all domains in the local area network. /NETWORK:NW Displays all available servers on a NetWare network. If a computername is specified, the resources available on that computer in the NetWare network will be displayed. /CACHE Displays the offline client caching settings for the resources on the specified computer