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Specifying web url connection using crmregister add command fails with 'Error: CURL returned status code, 5'

Troubleshooting


Problem

Attempts to specify web url connection using crmregister add command fails with 'Error: CURL returned status code, 5'

Symptom

This error happens even if you do not specify proxy server in the command.


C:\Users\ccadm0>crmregister add -database DB -connection CON -url http://weburl/ -username admin -password password

crmregister: Error: CURL returned status code, "5", and the following message: "Could not resolve proxy:<proxy server name>; Host not found".

crmregister: Error: Unable to validate the web url connection information.

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Modified date:
12 June 2026

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