Issue
When publishing a workbook, the following error might occur:You do not have permission to publish to this server. Contact your Tableau Server administrator for access.
Last modified date: 30 Nov 2023
You do not have permission to publish to this server. Contact your Tableau Server administrator for access.
Environment
- Tableau Server
- Tableau Desktop
Resolution
As a Tableau Server administrator, perform the following steps:Confirm the user can publish to the site
- Log in to Tableau Server.
- Go to Users > (user name) > ... > Site Role > Publisher.
Confirm the user has project level permissions
- Log in to Tableau Server.
- Go to Content > Projects > (project name) > … > Permissions > (user name) > … > Edit, and then set Project Permissions to Publisher.
Confirm the group the user belongs to is not explicitly denied publish permissions
- Log in to Tableau Server.
- Go to Content > Projects > (project name) > … > Permissions > (group) > … > Edit, and then set Project Permissions to Publisher or None
Cause
The user does not have the necessary publishing rights.Additional information
A project leader will have implicit permissions to publish to that project, but will need explicit permission to publish to other projects.Manage Permissions
Error "Not enough permissions" When Publishing a Workbook
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