Microsoft KB Archive/152487

= Rcmd.exe Err Msg: Error 123 Failed to Connect to \\\\Servername =

Article ID: 152487

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q152487



SYMPTOMS
When you run the Windows NT Resource Kit utility Remote Command Service (RCMD), you may receive the following error message:

Failed to connect to <\\\\servername>, Error = 123



CAUSE
This error message may appear because, while in an interactive multisession, you entered the server name with leading backslashes.



RESOLUTION
When in interactive multisession mode, RCMD prompts for the server name on which to run a remote command and expects only the NetBIOS name of the server without the leading backslashes.

For more information on the proper usage for Rcmd.exe, type the following at a command prompt and press ENTER:

rcmd /?

For more information on RCMD, see the following article in the Microsoft knowledge base:

151519Resource Kit Utility Provides Remote Command Execution

Keywords: kberrmsg kbnetwork kbprb KB152487

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