Microsoft KB Archive/177420

= Rcmd.exe Err Msg: Failed to Connect =

Article ID: 177420

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


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

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This article was previously published under Q177420



SYMPTOMS
When you use Remote Command Service (RCMD), Rcmd.exe, from the Windows NT Resource Kit, to connect to a computer running Windows NT, you may receive one or more of the following errors:

Error - Failed to connect <\\server>, system not found or service not

active

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Error - Failed to connect to <\\w.x.y.z>, system not found or service

not active

where \\server is the NetBIOS name of the RCMD server and w.x.y.z is the IP address of the RCMD server.

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

ARTICLE-ID: 151519

TITLE : Resource Kit Utility Provides Remote Command Execution



CAUSE
The above error messages may be caused by one or more of the following reasons:


 * RemoteCMD Server Service is not installed or the RCMDSVC Daemon (server service) is not running on the server <\\server> or <\\w.x.y.z>.

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 * The user who uses the RCMD command is a member of 15 or more global groups.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods:


 * To verify that your Remote Command Server Service is installed correctly, refer to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge base:

ARTICLE-ID: 151519

TITLE : Resource Kit Utility Provides Remote Command Execution

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 * Reduce the number of global groups to which you belong. For more information, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge base:

ARTICLE-ID: 150108

TITLE : User in 15 or More Groups Can t Connect to RCMD Service

Keywords: kberrmsg kbnetwork kbprb KB177420

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