Msg 297, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 The user does not have permission to perform this action.

Error Message:

Msg 297, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
The user does not have permission to perform this action.

Reason:
This error occurs when the user does not have permission to execute a specific query.

Example:
Revoke view state permission to user

REVOKE VIEW SERVER STATE TO user_name

You will get the error message 297 when you execute this query to fetch the index usage stats

select * from sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats

Fix/Resolution:
Provide the required permissions to the user.

GRANT VIEW SERVER STATE TO user_name

Note: replace user_name with the name of the user.