ERROR

Portal for ArcGIS: You do not have permissions to access this resource

Last Published: April 25, 2024

Error Message

When an administrator attempts to delete an organization member in Portal for ArcGIS, the following error message is returned:

Error: 
You do not have permissions to access this resource.
The error message returned when attempting to delete a member in Portal for ArcGIS

Cause

The user counts in the portal's index and the database store do not match. This causes Portal for ArcGIS to not recognize the organization member.

Note: 
To review the store and index counts, refer to Steps 1 through 3 in the following documentation: ArcGIS Enterprise: After upgrading, I don't see all of my items, groups, and users in my portal. What's going on?

Solution or Workaround

Apply the steps provided below to resolve the issue.

  1. Log in to the Portal Administrator Directory as an administrator using the following URL:
https://<webadaptorhost>.<domain>.com/<webadaptorname>/portaladmin
  1. On the Home page, for Resources, click System > Indexer.
  2. For Supported Operations, click Reindex.
The Reindex option in the Portal Administrator Directory
  1. Click the Mode drop-down list and select User.
  2. Click Reindex.
The Mode drop-down list and the Reindex button in the Portal Administrator Directory

Article ID: 000025055

Software:
  • Portal for ArcGIS
  • ArcGIS Enterprise 11 0
  • ArcGIS Enterprise 11 1
  • ArcGIS Enterprise 11 2

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