Administrator Privilege Required to Change TCP/IP Settings

ID: Q163107

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to change TCP/IP protocol settings while logged on as a user who is not an administrator, you receive error messages. Some example error messages are provided in the MORE INFORMATION section of this article.


RESOLUTION

To change TCP/IP settings, you must be logged on as a member of the Administrator group. This is by design.


MORE INFORMATION

For example, if you use the "ARP -S" command to attempt to modify the ARP cache, the following error occurs:

The ARP entry failed addition failed: 5
If you use the "ipconfig /release" command to attempt to release the current IP address, the following error occurs:
Error: Access Denied: Releasing Adapter "<adapter name>"
If you use the "route add" command to attempt to modify the route table, the following error occurs:
The route addition failed: 87

Additional query words: admin privilige dhcp winipcfg privilege prodnt right rights resolution protocol 


Keywords          : kbnetwork nttcp 
Version           : WINNT:3.5 3.51 4.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 4, 1999