ipconfig - An internal error occurred: Access is denied

[Krishna Kantamsetti]

Masters,

I have WIN2K3 box and an user having rights with powerusers. When i'm trying to view the ip information i'm getting access denied error. Please find details below.

C:\>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration

An internal error occurred: Access is denied.

Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services for further help.

Additional information: Unknown media status code.

can any one help on this. thanks in advance.

[Roger Faucher]

Krishna:

This error occurs when logged in to the W2K3 box? All users, or only a particular user?Is the user logging on locally or remotely? Have you tried both ways?

Please be as specific as possible.

Thanks and make a great day!

Roger

[Krishna Kantamsetti]

Hi Roger,

Administrator can able to view the ip information on this box locally, Users who belongs to powerusers cant able to view and they are getting above mentioned error.

Regards,
Krishna

[Jon Finley]

Check the permissions on C:\WINDOWS\system32\ipconfig.exe

Power Users should have Read, Read+Execute.

Jon

[Krishna Kantamsetti]

Yes, Power Users are having Read, Read+Execute permissions.

Thanks

[Roger Faucher]

Krishna:

Is there another copy of ipconfig somewhere on that system?

Roger

[Krishna Kantamsetti]

Roger,

No. Only one.

Krishna

[Krishna Kantamsetti]

This issue seems to be difficult to every one.

is this issue can be related to IPStack. by any chance?

Krishna

[Jon Finley]

The "general" information I've found of similar problems, is that it is related to invalid DNS entries, or lmhosts, or hosts, etc.

In other words, the system attempts to resolve first the system it is being launched from, so queries a DNS source. If that "source" is incorrect, or corrupt, you could get this error.

Could this becaused by "stack" damage? Possibly.. but I'd start with the DNS possibility first.

Jon

[Krishna Kantamsetti]

by the way this box belongs to workgroup. There is no domain in the network.

[Matt Emmott]

Something could be interrupting your TCP stack - I've seen this problem with failed McAfee installs, and also from the Sasser worm. Kind of two different directions, I know, but hopefully this helps.