If the administrator SERVER_CONSOLE was being used for a PING or VALIDATE LANFREE command, the command may fail. The administrator SERVER_CONSOLE is not able to perform these commands where the source server, the target server, or both servers have authentication enabled. The command should be retried using an administrator other than SERVER_CONSOLE.

Check the activity log and server console for other messages about the cause of the failure. Once the cause has been resolved, reissue the command.