Copy-DbaLinkedServer Error Exception calling "Open" with "0" argument

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What error did you receive?

[Get-DecryptedObject] Can't establish local DAC connection on . | Exception calling "Open" with "0" argument(s): "A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: TCP Provider, error: 0 - The remote computer refused the network connection.)"

Steps to Reproduce

Copy-DbaLinkedServer -Source sqlserver1 -Destination sqlserver2 -LinkedServer "Linked-servername1","linked-servername2" -WhatIf

Please confirm that you are running the most recent version of dbatools

2.1.24

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What PowerShell host was used when producing this error

Windows PowerShell (powershell.exe)

PowerShell Host Version

Name Value

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PSVersion 7.4.5
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.4.5
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.19045
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0

SQL Server Edition and Build number

source: sql server 2012

Destination:
Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (RTM-CU27-GDR) (KB5040948) - 15.0.4382.1 (X64) Jul 1 2024 20:03:23 Copyright (C) 2019 Microsoft Corporation Developer Edition (64-bit) on Windows Server 2019 Datacenter 10.0 (Build 17763: ) (Hypervisor)

.NET Framework Version

.NET 8.0.8