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Connecting to cluster generates a "Insufficient privileges" when using the default readonly role

cc2 — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:05:01 GMT

Hi,

Does anyone have an idea about what minimum permissions is required to connect to ontap?

I am using the default readonly role and every read command that I have tried works.
However in the auditlogs I keep getting an Insufficient privileges.

The Connect-NcController tries to write to a file /etc/powershell.

The audit log shows the following :

<netapp version='1.0' xmlns='http://www.netapp.com/filer/admin'><system-cli>^M <args>^M <arg>node</arg>^M <arg>run</arg>^M <arg>controller-a</arg>^M <arg>-command</arg>^M <arg>wrfile</arg>^M <arg>/etc/powershell</arg>^M <arg>;</arg>^M <arg>node</arg>^M <arg>run</arg>^M <arg>controller-a</arg>^M <arg>-command</arg>^M <arg>wrfile</arg>^M <arg>-a</arg>^M <arg>/etc/powershell</arg>^M <arg>// File generated by the Data ONTAP PowerShell Toolkit: powershell.usagelog.version=1: powershell.usagelog.lastupdated=1644250226: powershell.cmdlet.CONNECTNCCONTROLLER.count=1: powershell.cmdlet.GETNCVOL.count=1: powershell.usagelog.timestamp=1644250226: </arg>^M </args>^M <priv>advanced</priv>^M </system-cli></netapp>^M :: Pending:

Re: Connecting to cluster generates a "Insufficient privileges" when using the default re

NetApp_SR — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 03:08:38 GMT

Others have had the same question. Please see if the below link helps to answer your question.

https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/PowerShell-user-ReadOnly-does-not-have-write-access-to-this-resource/td-p/429950

Re: Connecting to cluster generates a "Insufficient privileges" when using the default re

cc2 — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 07:19:41 GMT

Hi and thank you for your replay.

I have read those suggestions and unfortunatly they do not help.
I am using the readonly role and it has the default command with permission readonly as mentioned in one of those posts.

Here is the permissions from the readonly role if that helps.

Command/ Access
Directory Query Level
--------- ----------------------------------- --------

DEFAULT readonly
security readonly
security login password all
security login publickey all
security login role show-user-capability all
set all

Re: Connecting to cluster generates a "Insufficient privileges" when using the default re

cc2 — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 07:30:16 GMT

For anyone else that has this issue, I found a workaround by setting the variable "$DataONTAP_SkipEmsReport = $true"

Re: Connecting to cluster generates a "Insufficient privileges" when using the default re

rjefferis — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 11:32:50 GMT

Hi cc2, sorry could you confirm how/where you are setting that variable please. I am getting the same problem. Thanks

Re: Connecting to cluster generates a "Insufficient privileges" when using the default re

cc2 — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 12:35:18 GMT

Hi, rjefferis.

You can just add it in the beginning of your scrip. As long as the variable is set before you connect it should be fine.

$DataONTAP_SkipEmsReport = $true

Connect-NcController -Name "ontapcluster1"

Re: Connecting to cluster generates a "Insufficient privileges" when using the default re

rjefferis — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 12:38:26 GMT

ah ha, sorry! Thanks for the quick reply!! Have a great christmas

Re: Connecting to cluster generates a "Insufficient privileges" when using the default re

cc2 — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 12:52:58 GMT

No problem,
Happy Christmas