Issue
Changing run as user in TSMUI with a netbios name that includes a period fails with this error message: "The username must be specified as 'domain\user' with the domain being in the short (NetBIOS) format"
Last Modified Date: 02 Jan 2019
Environment
- Tableau Server 2018.2.0
- Windows Server 2016
Resolution
This behavior is caused by a known issue, ID 820229, which is currently under investigation by the Tableau Development team.See Known Issues, 820229.
Cause
The netbios name contains a ". " and our check for netbios names format assumes that it is not a netbios name.wgserver.domain.fqdn: domain.com
wgserver.domain.nickname: DOMAIN.COM
wgserver.domain.default: local.domain.com
Additional Information
Microsoft documentation: Naming conventions in Active Directory for computers, domains, sites, and OUsNote: As with all 3rd party references, Tableau is not responsible for the upkeep of these URLs.
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