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ATAP guardctl activate command returns "permission denied" error

Troubleshooting


Problem

When you run the ATAP activate guardctl command, you may get the following error or similar returned: 
 
Creating permissions

/app/gim/modules/ATAP/current/files/bin/guardctl: Permission denied

Instance root/XXXXXXX is not instrumented

ERROR: Database has not been instrumented yet - please run 'instrument'

Symptom

Running the activate command will return a permission denied message like this: 
 

Creating permissions

/app/gim/modules/ATAP/current/files/bin/guardctl: Permission denied

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 October 2023

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ibm17053660