Tableau Desktop Quits Unexpectedly Connecting to Tableau Online Data
Published: 31 Dec 2020 Last Modified Date: 04 Jan 2021
Issue
When connecting to Tableau Online data source, Tableau Desktop quits unexpectedly.
Information similar to the following can be found in log.txt:
2020-12-30T15:25:49.568: 3617-c900 MSG Attempting to reestablish login for https://[InstanceName].tableau.com with refresh token
2020-12-30T15:25:49.570: 3617-c905 MSG Execution of PAC script at "http://wpad/wpad.dat" failed: The operation couldn’t be completed. (NSURLErrorDomain error -1003.)
Environment
Tableau Desktop
macOS
Resolution
Disable auto proxy discovery.
Instruction of Disabling proxy settings on macOS
Click the Apple icon then select the System Preference option.
Select Network.
From the left pane, select the network service you wish to disable the proxy settings on, then click the Advanced button.
Select the Proxies tab then uncheck all protocols under Select a protocol to configure then click OK once done. Done!
Cause
This behavior can be caused by proxy auto-configuration failing.
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