# Multiple connections to a server
**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/multiple-connections-to-a-server/5045
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [August 14, 2013, 10:11am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/multiple-connections-to-a-server/5045 "2013-08-14T10:11:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@ranch](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/ranch)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2013, 10:11am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/multiple-connections-to-a-server/5045/1 "2013-08-14T10:11:45Z")
Hi,
I'm getting the below error when running PsService to stop W3SVC on a remote machine.
Unable to connect to \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:
Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user
Action Failed with Return Code : -1
When running the command from cmd it works OK. This is the first action on the remote server during this project flow.
Please advise.
Cheers.
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### Author:  [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2013, 12:13pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/multiple-connections-to-a-server/5045/2 "2013-08-15T12:13:51Z")
What options are you using for PsService? What version of PsService?
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### Author:  [@ranch](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/ranch)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2013, 9:57am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/multiple-connections-to-a-server/5045/3 "2013-08-15T09:57:28Z")
Hi,
Accept SysInternals EULA and stop service.
Version 2.44
Cheers.
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### Author:  [@ranch](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/ranch)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2013, 11:09am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/multiple-connections-to-a-server/5045/4 "2013-08-21T11:09:21Z")
Hi,
Any suggestions? Do you need more info'?
Cheers.
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### Author:  [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/multiple-connections-to-a-server/5045/5 "2013-08-21T03:21:48Z")
Sorry, we have not been able to determine the cause. I found various posts via google which report similar errors, but none with PsService. For example : [http://jritmeijer.wordpress.com/2006/08/20/multiple-connections-to-a-server-or-shared-resource-by-the-same-user-using-more-than-one-user-name-are-not-allowed/](http://jritmeijer.wordpress.com/2006/08/20/multiple-connections-to-a-server-or-shared-resource-by-the-same-user-using-more-than-one-user-name-are-not-allowed/)