Log in to Tableau Server using tabcmd

Log in to Tableau Server using tabcmd

Step 1 Click the Start button, and select All Programs > Accessories. Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator. Step 2 Type one of the commands below, depending on where the tabcmd utility is running from. If you are running the tabcmd utility from the same machine as Server: On a 32-bit machine: cd C:\Program Files\Tableau\Tableau Server\[version]\bin On a 64-bit machine: cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Tableau\Tableau Server\[version]\bin If you are running the tabcmd utility on a separate machine from Server: On a 32-bit machine: cd C:\Program Files\Tableau\Tableau Server\[version]\extras\Command Line Utility On a 64-bit machine: cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Tableau\Tableau Server\[version]\extras\Command Line Utility Note: Replace [version] with the version of Tableau Server you are running. Step 3 Type the following command: tabcmd login -s http://host:port -u admin -p password Notes: Replace http://host:port with your specific hostname and port.  Replace the admin username and password password with a valid Tableau server username and password for someone who has publishing rights. If the command is executed successfully, you will see something similar to the following example: C:\tli>tabcmd login -s http://tableauserver:80 -u admin -p password ===== Creating new session ===== Server: http://tableauserver:80 ===== Username: admin ===== Connecting to server... ===== Logging in... ===== Login Succeeded.