Add an Administrator Account
The final step in activating Tableau Server is to add the initial administrator account. The administrator will have all access to the server including the ability to manage users, groups and projects.
The server must be running when you create the initial admin user.
If you have configured the Tableau Server identity store to use LDAP or Active Directory, then the initial administrative user that you specify must be an account in the directory. The initial administrative user is generally distinct from the user account on the Tableau Server computer that you use to run tsm.
However, these accounts can be the same if you have configured the Tableau Server identity store to use LDAP or Active Directory and the initial admin user is a member of the tsmadmin group on the Tableau Server computer.
Prerequisites
Before proceeding with the procedures in this topic, complete the following prerequisites as outlined in Install and Configure Tableau Server:
After Tableau Server is finished initialising, the installation program will display a page to create the Tableau Server administrator.
If you configured a local identity store during setup, then specify a name and password that you want to use.
If you configured a LDAP or Active Directory identity store during setup, then you must specify a user account that is a member of the directory.
- The
usernamevalue cannot include an at sign (@) unless the username suffix matches Tableau Server's primary domain. For example, if Tableau Server connects to domain "myco.com", a username of "user@example.com@myco.com" cannot be used.
If you are installing remotely, then you must sign in to TSM on the physical computer where Tableau Server is installing, or you can access the computer remotely and run the tabcmd initialuser command from a shell.
You must create the initial administrative account for Tableau Server.
If you configured a local identity store during setup, then specify a name and password that you want to use.
If you configured a LDAP or Active Directory identity store during setup, then you must specify a user account that is a member of the directory.
- The
usernamevalue cannot include an at sign (@) unless the username suffix matches Tableau Server's primary domain. For example, if Tableau Server connects to domain "myco.com", a username of "user@example.com@myco.com" cannot be used.
To create the initial user, run the following tabcmd command:
tabcmd initialuser --server http://localhost --username '<new-admin-username>'
For example:
tabcmd initialuser --server http://localhost --username 'tableau-admin'
If you are running the HTTP protocol on a port other than 80, specify the port after the host name, for example: --server http://localhost:8080.
After you run the command, the shell will prompt for an administrative password.
Next steps
After you have created the Tableau Server administrator account, continue your deployment by working through the configuration topics at Post Installation Tasks.
Important: You must install the PostgreSQL driver if you want to use the built-in administrative views. You can find driver links and installation instructions for all the supported connectors on the Driver Download page(Link opens in a new window).