RCP Does Not Work on SP4 with a Permission Denied Error

ID: Q219354

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP4

SYMPTOMS

When you use the RCP command to copy files between a UNIX computer and a computer running Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4, the command does not work and a "Permission Denied" or "Not found" error message may be displayed. If you use the same command on a computer running Windows NT Service Pack 3, it performs as expected.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT version 4.0 Service Pack 5.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 nt4sp5fix
Version : winnt:4.0,4.0 SP4
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug