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by blarman 1 view

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I am attempting to set up a Virtual Private Network connection on a Windows 2000 server. The server is on a 10-net address, and the second NIC has a private address on the 192.168 network.

For some reason, I can start the RRAS service, but when I try to view the properties to set up the VPN, it gives me an error stating that I do not have the privileges to view the properties. I have tried logging on both as a local admin, and as a domain admin. Any ideas?

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by blarman

Thanks, but I've already tried this. There must be something else I'm missing, but I get the same problem on 2 different computers. I even tried uninstalling Active Directory on one of them and trying again.

I get the same message every time: You don't have priveleges to view the properties. This happens regardless of whether or not I'm using the local admin account or the domain admin account (my login).

by gooseneck

This might sound kind of stupid but try it..
What service pack do you have? Need to load service pack 3..or 2...Before you do this remove RRAS from the computer and reboot. Load the service pack and rerun setup for RRAS and see if that fixes the problem..

by blarman

Thanks for trying. That wasn't the issue.

It turns out that even if you are logged in locally, the Remote Registry Service must be enabled and running when attempting to alter the RRAS service. The errors were due to the inavailability of the registry, though why the "remote" service must be enabled for a *local* install I'll not understand.

by blarman

I've even tried setting this up on two separate machines and tried both with and without Active Directory installed. I get the same error every time. I have verified that the server is a part of the RRAS group, and that my local and domain priveleges are admin.

I have tried to uninstall RRAS, but can't find the console to do so. I will extend points to anyone who can tell me how to do so.

Thanks for any suggestions.

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