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

ID: Q134964

The information in this article applies to:

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.

The command line that you specified may be incorrect. The servername must have the preceding backslashes, for example:

rcmd \\servername

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