The NETCONF protocol standard, defined in RFC 6241, explicitly prohibits a session from terminating itself using the operation. The RFC states that the parameter for this operation "MUST NOT be the current session." When a client attempts this invalid action, the server is required to reject the request and respond with an . The specified error includes an of 'invalid-value' and an of 'session-id'. As the operation fails, the current session remains active, and the user is not logged out.

B. The operation targets a specific session ID; it does not affect all connected users, and the operation fails when targeting the current session.

C. The operation is for session management only and has no function related to saving the configuration. The session is not terminated.

D. This operation does not interact with the device's configuration. Furthermore, the attempt to kill the current session is an invalid action and fails.

1. IETF RFC 6241: Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF). June 2011.

Section 8.6, : "The is the session ID of the NETCONF session to be terminated. The session ID MUST NOT be the current session. If the is the current session, the server MUST send an with an of 'invalid-value' and an of 'session-id'." (Page 69)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6241

2. Cisco IOS XE Programmability Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE 17.6: NETCONF Protocol.

Chapter: NETCONF Protocol, Section: NETCONF Protocol Operations, Subsection: : This section describes the operation and its parameters, adhering to the behavior specified in RFC 6241. It confirms that attempting to kill the current session results in an error. (The specific page varies by document version, but the content is consistent in the relevant section).