Attempting to launch logman.exe on a Windows Server 2008 R2 -- the command prompt opens and then immediately quits - windows-server-2008-r2

Attempting to open logman.exe on a Windows 2008 server is somehow harder than it looks.
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I am an idiot. You have to open the command prompt, and then run 'logman.exe'. Leaving this up in case anyone else gets brain farts.

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