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Troubleshooting
Problem
When trying to run any CLI command intended to manage the configuration of the File Activity Monitoring (FAM) feature in a Guardium™ appliance, you get an error message.
ERR=9 User has insufficient privileges for the requested API function |
Symptom
When executing any of the FAM CLI or Guardium™ API (GRDAPI) commands, the error message described appears.

Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
More support for:
IBM Security Guardium
Software version:
All Versions
Operating system(s):
Linux
Document number:
1164088
Modified date:
15 October 2021
UID
ibm11164088
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