Microsoft KB Archive/262370

= Interix &quot;PING -F&quot; Command Does Not Work =

Article ID: 262370

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Interix 2.2 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q262370



SYMPTOMS
When you try to use the ping command with the -f switch within the Interix shell, you may receive the following error message:

Operation not permitted



CAUSE
Ping checks to determine if you are the root user, which is not possible on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows NT or Microsoft Windows 2000.



RESOLUTION
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB262370

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