How To Fix AUTHORITY053 - You do not authorization to change Like profile &1

AUTHORITY053 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AUTHORITY - Message Class for Authorization Concept

• Message number: 053

• Message text: You do not authorization to change Like profile &1

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AUTHORITY053 - You do not authorization to change Like profile &1 ?

  The SAP error message AUTHORITY053 indicates that a user does not have the necessary authorization to change a specific profile. This error typically arises when a user attempts to modify a user profile or a role that they do not have permission to alter.
  
  Cause:
  
  Insufficient Authorizations: The user lacks the required authorizations in their user profile to make changes to the specified profile.
  Profile Restrictions: The profile being modified may have restrictions that prevent unauthorized users from making changes.
  Role Assignment: The user may not have been assigned the appropriate roles that include the necessary authorizations to change profiles.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check User Authorizations:
  
  Use transaction code SU53 immediately after the error occurs to analyze the authorization check. This will show which authorization object failed and why.
  Review the user’s roles and authorizations in transaction SU01 (User Maintenance) or PFCG (Role Maintenance).
  
  
  
  Modify User Roles:
  
  If the user needs to change profiles, ensure that they are assigned a role that