Qlik Web Connectors do not have the right permissions
You cannot open the Qlik Web Connectors. You see the following error messages, or a similar error message, in the Startup_Log.txt file:
- Unable to configure namespace reservation.
- An unexpected error has occurred.
Possible cause
Qlik Web Connectors do not have permission to reserve the port, or bind to it.
Proposed action
Manually reserve the URL for the user running Qlik Web Connectors.
The URL and specified username will depend on your setup. For example, you may need to use https if you have set up SSL, or you may need to change the port number if you are not using the default. The username should be set up as the user running Qlik Web Connectors.
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Open PowerShell with administrative rights (right-click and select Run as administrator).
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Run the following command:
netsh "http add urlacl url="http://+:5555/" user="DOMAIN\USERNAME"
Alternatively, for a local account run the following command:
netsh "http add urlacl url="http://+:5555/" user="LOCALUSERNAME"
Do the following:
You can also run Qlik Web Connectors with an account belonging in the Administrators group. The account only needs to belong to the Administrator group for the first run.