Rcmd.exe Err Msg: Failed to Connect
Article ID: 177420
Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006
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
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
-or-
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>.
-or-
- 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
-or-
- 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