Operating System Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Product/Feature Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Severity Error
Category Prerequisite

Issue

The DHCP server does not have full control permissions to the DHCP registry parameters.

Impact

The DHCP server will not be able to read or write to its registry configuration and will not start.

Resolution

Assign the DHCPServer service full control permissions to the DHCP registry.

To give DHCPServer service full control permissions to the DHCP registry

  1. Click Start, type regedit in Start Search, click Yes in User Account Control if prompted, and then press ENTER.
  2. In the registry tree, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ Services\DHCPServer.
  3. Right-click DHCPServer and then click Permissions.
  4. In Group or User names click DHCPServer if a DHCP Server is already present. Otherwise, click Add in Select Users or Groups.
  5. Click Locations and select the hostname of the system, enter NT Service\DHCPServer, and then, click OK.
  6. In Permissions for DHCP Server check Allow for Full control and then click OK.