In this post, you’ll learn about the error message -551 auth id does not have the privilege to perform operation operation on object object name in the IBM DB2 database , the reason why it occurs along with the solution to fix it
IBM DB2 Error Message
-551 auth id does not have the privilege to perform operation operation on object object name
Reason for the Error
Not authorized to access DB2.
Authorization ID ‘auth id’ attempted to perform ‘operation’ on object ‘object name’ without having been granted the proper authority to do so.� This error might also occur if the object is a read only view(for INSERT, DELETE, or UPDATE), or if ‘authorization ID’ is trying to create a table or view with an authorization ID other than its own.� Only if your authorization ID is SYSADM, DBADM, or DBCTRL can you create a table from an ‘authorization ID’ other than your own.� Only if your authorization ID is a SYSADM can you create a view from an ‘authorization ID’ other than your own.If this error occurs while DB2 is creating or altering a table involving referential constraints, this code reports that the user does not have the necessary ALTER privilege to perform a FOREIGN KEY, DROP FOREIGN KEY, or DROP PRIMARY KEY operation.� The ‘object name’ identifies the object table of the CREATE or ALTER TABLE statement, not the table for which the user lacks the ALTER privilege.
Solution
Ensure that ‘authorization ID’ has been granted the authority to perform the desired operation, that the ‘object name’ exists, and that ‘authorization ID’ is not trying to create a table with a different authorization ID. Contact the DBA to GRANT the needed privilege.
