Rcmd.exe Err Msg: Error 3 Failed to Connect to Server
Article ID: 134964
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
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
This article was previously published under Q134964
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to use the Windows NT Resource Kit utility Remote Command
Service (RCMD), you may receive one of the following error messages:
Failed to connect to <servername>, Error = 3
-or-
Failed to connect to <IP address>, Error = 3
where <servername> and <IP address> refer to the server on which you are
attempting to execute a command.
CAUSE
The command line that you specified may be incorrect. The servername must
have the preceding backslashes, for example:
RESOLUTION
For more information on the proper usage for Rcmd.exe, type the following
at a command prompt and press ENTER:
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
Keywords: kberrmsg kbnetwork kbprb KB134964