diff --git a/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/ipmi_intf.h b/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/ipmi_intf.h
index 2e5a0c7..a815576 100644
--- a/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/ipmi_intf.h
+++ b/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/ipmi_intf.h
@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@
 
 #include <ipmitool/ipmi.h>
 
+#define IPMI_SESSION_AUTHTYPE_NONE	0x0
+#define IPMI_SESSION_AUTHTYPE_MD2	0x1
+#define IPMI_SESSION_AUTHTYPE_MD5	0x2
+#define IPMI_SESSION_AUTHTYPE_KEY	0x4
+#define IPMI_SESSION_AUTHTYPE_OEM	0x5
+
+#define IPMI_SESSION_PRIV_CALLBACK	0x1
+#define IPMI_SESSION_PRIV_USER		0x2
+#define IPMI_SESSION_PRIV_OPERATOR	0x3
+#define IPMI_SESSION_PRIV_ADMIN		0x4
+#define IPMI_SESSION_PRIV_OEM		0x5
+
 struct ipmi_session {
 	unsigned char hostname[64];
 	unsigned char username[16];
diff --git a/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/ipmi_lanp.h b/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/ipmi_lanp.h
index 83717c5..8e8d282 100644
--- a/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/ipmi_lanp.h
+++ b/ipmitool/include/ipmitool/ipmi_lanp.h
@@ -46,18 +46,6 @@
 # define IPMI_LAN_SUSPEND_ARP_GRAT (1)
 #define IPMI_LAN_GET_STAT	0x04
 
-#define IPMI_SESSION_AUTHTYPE_NONE	0x0
-#define IPMI_SESSION_AUTHTYPE_MD2	0x1
-#define IPMI_SESSION_AUTHTYPE_MD5	0x2
-#define IPMI_SESSION_AUTHTYPE_KEY	0x4
-#define IPMI_SESSION_AUTHTYPE_OEM	0x5
-
-#define IPMI_SESSION_PRIV_CALLBACK	0x1
-#define IPMI_SESSION_PRIV_USER		0x2
-#define IPMI_SESSION_PRIV_OPERATOR	0x3
-#define IPMI_SESSION_PRIV_ADMIN		0x4
-#define IPMI_SESSION_PRIV_OEM		0x5
-
 extern const struct valstr ipmi_privlvl_vals[];
 extern const struct valstr ipmi_authtype_vals[];
 
diff --git a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_chassis.c b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_chassis.c
index d605c88..cfd86b3 100644
--- a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_chassis.c
+++ b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_chassis.c
@@ -78,19 +78,27 @@ static const struct valstr ipmi_chassis_power_control_vals[] = {
 
 static void ipmi_chassis_power_control(struct ipmi_intf * intf, unsigned char ctl)
 {
+	struct ipmi_rs * rsp;
 	struct ipmi_rq req;
 
+	ipmi_intf_session_set_privlvl(intf, IPMI_SESSION_PRIV_ADMIN);
+
 	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
 	req.msg.netfn = IPMI_NETFN_CHASSIS;
 	req.msg.cmd = 0x2;
 	req.msg.data = &ctl;
 	req.msg.data_len = 1;
 
-	printf("Chassis Power Control: %s\n",
-	       val2str(ctl, ipmi_chassis_power_control_vals));
+	rsp = intf->sendrecv(intf, &req);
 
-	intf->sendrecv(intf, &req);
-	intf->abort = 1;
+	if (!rsp || rsp->ccode) {
+		printf("Unable to set Chassis Power Control to %s\n",
+		       val2str(ctl, ipmi_chassis_power_control_vals));
+	} else {
+		printf("Chassis Power Control: %s\n",
+		       val2str(ctl, ipmi_chassis_power_control_vals));
+		intf->abort = 1;
+	}
 }
 
 static void ipmi_chassis_identify(struct ipmi_intf * intf, char * arg)