WCF Access is denied Exception

Question

An attempt to run WCF Service results in the following below. I have tried the netsh related suggestions on the page referenced http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms733768.aspx and have not gotten anything to work. Please help with information on how I can resolve this please. Thanks in advance. ``` {"HTTP could not register URL http://+:8439/. Your process does not have access rights to this namespace (see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=70353 for details)."} at System.ServiceModel.Channels.SharedHttpTransportManager.OnOpen() at System.ServiceModel.Channels.TransportManager.Open(TransportChannelListener channelListener) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.TransportManagerContainer.Open(SelectTransportManagersCallback selectTransportManagerCallback) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.TransportChannelListener.OnOpen(TimeSpan timeout) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.HttpChannelListener.OnOpen(TimeSpan timeout) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.CommunicationObject.Open(TimeSpan timeou…

Accepted Answer

Two options (either of two can be used)

1.Use netsh utility to provide access to the port

netsh http add urlacl url=http://+:8439/ user=DOMAIN\UserName

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/amitlale/archive/2007/01/29/addressaccessdeniedexception-cause-and-solution.aspx

2.Admin privileges are required

Run as Administrator (either Visual studio, or the application itself)

WCF Access is denied Exception

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