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Remote Debugging Errors and Troubleshooting

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2015-05-05

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You may encounter the following errors when attempting to debug remotely.

Error: Access Denied On Callback
A DCOM error occurred trying to contact the remote computer. Access is denied.
Error: The Microsoft Visual Studio Remote Debugging Monitor on the remote computer is running as a different user
Error: Unable to Automatically Step Into the Server
Error: Workgroup Remote Logon Failure
Error: The Visual Studio Remote Debugger service on the target computer cannot connect back to this computer
Error: The Microsoft Visual Studio Remote Debugging Monitor (MSVSMON.EXE) does not appear to be running on the remote computer.
Unable to Connect to the Microsoft Visual Studio Remote Debugging Monitor
Error: Unable to initiate DCOM communication
Error: Remote computer could not initiate DCOM communications
Error: Firewall on Local Machine
Error: Firewall No Authentication
Error: RPC Requires Authentication
Error: Unable to connect to the machine <name>. The machine cannot be found on the network.

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