# Unable to do parallel execution

**URL:** <https://forum.robotframework.org/t/unable-to-do-parallel-execution/2545>\
**Category:** Robot Framework\
**Created:** [8 October 2021 17:12 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/unable-to-do-parallel-execution/2545 "2021-10-08T17:12:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ArunGanesan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a587f6/32.png) [@ArunGanesan](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/ArunGanesan)\
**Post date:** [8 October 2021 17:12 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/unable-to-do-parallel-execution/2545/1 "2021-10-08T17:12:35Z")

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Am getting below error when I try to execute the pabot command:  
pabot : The term ‘pabot’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that  
the path is correct and try again.

Any help would be much appreciated to resolve this issue. thanks.

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**Author:** ![aaltat](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/aaltat/32/15_2.png) [@aaltat](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/aaltat)\
**Post date:** [8 October 2021 19:04 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/unable-to-do-parallel-execution/2545/2 "2021-10-08T19:04:57Z")

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Pabot is external, but popular too and it needs to be installed separately [GitHub - mkorpela/pabot: Parallel executor for Robot Framework test cases.](https://github.com/mkorpela/pabot)

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**Author:** ![ArunGanesan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a587f6/32.png) [@ArunGanesan](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/ArunGanesan)\
**Post date:** [15 October 2021 22:19 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/unable-to-do-parallel-execution/2545/3 "2021-10-15T22:19:44Z")

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Thanks for your response. I have installed pabot but due to some reason am getting below error in my remote pc “The term ‘pabot’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that  
the path is correct and try again.” Don’t know what is the exact issue and how to resolve it.

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**Author:** ![damies13](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/damies13/32/623_2.png) [@damies13](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/damies13)\
**Post date:** [15 October 2021 23:18 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/unable-to-do-parallel-execution/2545/4 "2021-10-15T23:18:43Z")

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Hi Arun,

If you are on windows it may just be a path refresh issue, close the command window that you used to install parbot and open a new one, windows command windows only use the path at the time they were opened so after installing software you often have to close them and reopen them for the new software to work.

Dave.