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Informix Error -8200: User <user-name> does not have DBSECADM authority. </user-name>

Cause and resolution

User <user-name> does not have DBSECADM authority. </user-name>

User does not have the necessary permission to perform the operation; only DBSECADM has the authority to perform this operation. Contact the DBSECADM to perform this operation.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-8200 fires when a user without DBSECADM authority attempts an operation only DBSECADM can perform — per the official guidance.

  1. The user lacks DBSECADM authority, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Contact the DBSECADM to perform this operation, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an LBAC administrative operation attempted without DBSECADM authority.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Confirm the user's role/authority level, and have a DBSECADM user perform the operation if the current user isn't one.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -8200 in this set yet.

The user lacks DBSECADM authority for this operation — have a DBSECADM perform it.