Rcmd.exe Err Msg: Error 123 Failed to Connect to \\\\Servername
Article ID: 152487
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 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
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