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Informix Error -8255: User <user-name> does not have DBSA authority. </user-name>

Cause and resolution

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

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

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-8255 fires when a user without DBSA authority attempts an operation only DBSA can perform — per the official guidance.

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

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a DBSA-only operation attempted without that authority.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Confirm the user's role/authority level, and have a DBSA user perform the operation if the current user isn't one.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -8200 — "User does not have DBSECADM authority." The equivalent restriction, for DBSECADM rather than DBSA authority.

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