# Unable to add packages: ERROR malformed URL ''

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-add-packages-error-malformed-url/59732
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** package-manager
**Created:** [April 21, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-add-packages-error-malformed-url/59732 "2021-04-21T12:58:07Z")
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#### Post date: [April 21, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unable-to-add-packages-error-malformed-url/59732/1 "2021-04-21T12:58:07Z")

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I am unable to add packages on a Windows 10 virtual machine with domain authentication. I get the following error for any package I try to add.

```julia
> (@v1.6) pkg> add https://github.com/JuliaData/DataFrames.jl
> Cloning git-repo `https://github.com/JuliaData/DataFrames.jl`
> ERROR: failed to clone from https://github.com/JuliaData/DataFrames.jl, error: GitError(Code:ERROR, Class:Net, malformed URL '')

```

Same error if I just do

add DataFrames

If a sign on to the virtual machine as an administrator then I can add packages without a problem. Is there a setting I can tweak which will allow me to add packages when signed in as an ordinary user?