Solution to Msg. exe “Error 5 getting session names”Info. My Windows- Server 2. R2 machine couldn’t msg my Windows 7 box due to Error 5 getting session names.

Solution to Msg. exe “Error 5 getting session names”Info. My Windows- Server 2. R2 machine couldn’t msg my Windows 7 box due to Error 5 getting session names.

I found the solution here, in a comment made by Consoles. I reblog it so it can be found easier. It turns out it has nothing to do with not being on the same domain or whatever. It is due to a setting related to Terminal Server.

1. What is the Msg Command? The msg command is a Command Prompt command that's used to send a message to one or more users on the network. The msg command functions.
2. Applies To: Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.
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That’s not to miraculous, since msg. So, changing a simple registry value and rebooting makes it all work again. Solution. On the machine that you cannot message to: Use regedit to navigate to: HKLM\SYSTEM\Current. Control. Set\Control\Terminal Server. Then change the following value: Name : Allow. Remote. RPCType : REG. Now it should work.

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