Article ID: 953698 - Last Review: June 6, 2008 - Revision: 1.1
Only the built-in domain administrator or the built-in local administrator can perform certain privileged operations such as creating sockets and opening disk devices on a computer that is running Subsystem for SUA in Windows Vista
On a computer that is running Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA) in Windows Vista, you cannot perform certain privileged operations such as creating sockets, opening disk devices, opening driver device objects, and opening section objects. This is the case even if you are a member of the domain administrators group or a member of the local administrators group.
Only the built-in domain administrator or the built-in local administrator can perform these privileged operations.
This hotfix enables the members of the domain administrators group or the members of the local administrators group to perform the privileged operations that are mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.
A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.
If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.
Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
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Prerequisites
To install this hotfix, you must have Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2008 installed on the computer.
Restart requirement
You have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other previously released hotfixes.
Registry information
To use this hotfix, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
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