diff --git a/gns3server/main.py b/gns3server/main.py
index f51730ff..77d416c5 100644
--- a/gns3server/main.py
+++ b/gns3server/main.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def locale_check():
             locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, (language, "UTF-8"))
         except locale.Error as e:
             log.error("could not set an UTF-8 encoding for the {} locale: {}".format(language, e))
+            raise SystemExit
     else:
         log.info("current locale is {}.{}".format(language, encoding))
 
diff --git a/gns3server/modules/attic.py b/gns3server/modules/attic.py
index 8b4a0714..8c1fae63 100644
--- a/gns3server/modules/attic.py
+++ b/gns3server/modules/attic.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import sys
 import os
 import struct
 import socket
+import stat
 import errno
 import time
 
@@ -120,8 +121,12 @@ def has_privileged_access(executable):
     :returns: True or False
     """
 
-    # we are root, so we should have privileged access too
     if os.geteuid() == 0:
+        # we are root, so we should have privileged access.
+        return True
+
+    if not sys.platform.startswith("win") and os.stat(executable).st_mode & stat.S_ISVTX == stat.S_ISVTX:
+        # the executable has a sticky bit.
         return True
 
     # test if the executable has the CAP_NET_RAW capability (Linux only)
diff --git a/gns3server/modules/dynamips/__init__.py b/gns3server/modules/dynamips/__init__.py
index b2667f93..d6a94d03 100644
--- a/gns3server/modules/dynamips/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/modules/dynamips/__init__.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from gns3server.modules import IModule
 from .hypervisor import Hypervisor
 from .hypervisor_manager import HypervisorManager
 from .dynamips_error import DynamipsError
+from ..attic import has_privileged_access
 
 # Nodes
 from .nodes.router import Router
@@ -378,12 +379,18 @@ class Dynamips(IModule):
                 nio.connect(rhost, rport)
         elif request["nio"]["type"] == "nio_generic_ethernet":
             ethernet_device = request["nio"]["ethernet_device"]
+            if not has_privileged_access(self._dynamips):
+                raise DynamipsError("{} has no privileged access to {}.".format(self._dynamips, ethernet_device))
             nio = NIO_GenericEthernet(node.hypervisor, ethernet_device)
         elif request["nio"]["type"] == "nio_linux_ethernet":
             ethernet_device = request["nio"]["ethernet_device"]
+            if not has_privileged_access(self._dynamips):
+                raise DynamipsError("{} has no privileged access to {}.".format(self._dynamips, ethernet_device))
             nio = NIO_LinuxEthernet(node.hypervisor, ethernet_device)
         elif request["nio"]["type"] == "nio_tap":
             tap_device = request["nio"]["tap_device"]
+            if not has_privileged_access(self._dynamips):
+                raise DynamipsError("{} has no privileged access to {}.".format(self._dynamips, tap_device))
             nio = NIO_TAP(node.hypervisor, tap_device)
         elif request["nio"]["type"] == "nio_unix":
             local_file = request["nio"]["local_file"]