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UNIX Cannot Run RCP or REXEC Against Windows NT

Article ID: 102561

Article Last Modified on 2/20/2007



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
  • 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



This article was previously published under Q102561


SYMPTOMS

When a UNIX system tries to Remote Copy (RCP) or Remote Execute (REXEC) with a Windows NT system, the connection is refused. If you run the command GUEST@OLYMPUS 7 :/USR/GUEST>RCP TEST INDURAIN:TEST from SCO UNIX, the following error message is generated:

rcmd: connect: indurain.microsoft.com: Connection refused



A similar error message is returned for REXEC. In addition, if you enter a local host name and a local user name using RCP (see example below), a similar error message appears. The local host name and the local user names are not required.

Example of RCP Command:

rcp <localhost>.<localuser>:<filename>


<remotehost>.<remoteuser>:<filename>




   -or-
                



rcp <remotehost>.<remoteuser>:<filename>


<localhost>.<localuser>:<filename>


CAUSE

Windows NT does not have the server portion of the Remote Copy and Remote Execute commands (usually, rshd and rexecd, respectively); therefore, the connection is refused.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.


Additional query words: prodnt tcp/ip rcp rexec rshd rexecd

Keywords: kbnetwork KB102561