Patent ID: 7912926

Claim:
A method for changing network configuration parameters, comprising: generating a request to change a network configuration parameter by a user; determining whether the user is allowed to change the network configuration parameter using a network configuration database; if the user is allowed to change the network configuration parameter: updating the network configuration database to reflect the change in the network configuration parameter; updating a container associated with the network configuration parameter to reflect the change in the network configuration parameter; and if the user is not allowed to change the network configuration parameter: dropping the request, wherein the network configuration database is located in a global container, wherein the container is one of a plurality of non-global containers executing in the global container, wherein the container is an isolated execution environment, wherein the global container is an execution environment within a host, wherein the network configuration database comprises at least one entry specifying the user, wherein the at least one entry specifies at least one network configuration parameter which the user is allowed to change, wherein the at least one entry specifies at least one virtual network stack associated with the at least one network configuration parameter which the user is allowed to change, and wherein the at least one virtual network stack is one of a plurality of virtual network stacks executing in the global container.