How To Fix 5W546 - No authorization to maintain user &1

5W546 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 5W - Messages for PD (Particularly Workflow)

• Message number: 546

• Message text: No authorization to maintain user &1

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5W546 - Details

• The SAP error message 5W546 indicates that a user does not have the necessary authorization to maintain the specified user account (denoted by &1). This typically occurs when a user attempts to perform actions related to user management, such as creating, modifying, or deleting user accounts, without having the appropriate permissions.
  
  Cause:
  The primary cause of this error is a lack of authorization in the user's role or profile. In SAP, user management is tightly controlled, and specific authorizations are required to perform actions on user accounts. If a user tries to access user maintenance transactions (like SU01, SU10, etc.) without the necessary authorizations, this error will be triggered.
  
  Solution:
  To resolve this issue, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Check User Roles and Authorizations:
  
  Verify the roles assigned to the user who is encountering the error. You can do this by using transaction code SU01 to display the user profile.
  Check if the user has the