Rcmd.exe Err Msg: Error 3 Failed to Connect to Server

Last reviewed: February 2, 1998
Article ID: Q134964

The information in this article applies to the following:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0

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:

   rcmd \\servername

RESOLUTION

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:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q151519
   TITLE     : Resource Kit Utility Provides Remote Command Execution

Keywords          : ntnetserv ntreskit NTSrvWkst kberrmsg kbnetwork kbtool
Version           : WinNT:3.5,3.51,4.0
Platform          : winnt
Issue type        : kbprb

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Last reviewed: February 2, 1998
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