My goal would be to take existing installation of Tableau Server on AD domain called "One" and switch it to AD domain called "Two". All users exist in both domains but I will be using a new run as user for the Server.
Is this actually supported? The only think I am reading from the article I listed is you need to install a new version with the new domain run as user and then use one of two methods to import users/content.
The following list describes two methods for restoring content and permissions after you reinstall Tableau Server. Select the method that best fits with your environmental requirements.
- Method 1: Use site export and import—In this method, you start by exporting each site in your existing deployment. Then, you install the new server and configure it for the new identity store type. You then create new users in the default site on the new server. Finally, you import all the original sites. During the import stage, you can map the original identities to the new users that you created in the default site.
- You must use the same version of Tableau Server for the export and import operations. Importing a site to a version of Tableau Server that is different from the exported site version is not supported.
- Because this method exports all content and permissions at each site, it is the best method for organizations that require a high fidelity replica of the content and permissions after the identity store change is complete. Some organizations require an identity store change as the result of an authentication change. In these cases, a different user name syntax is a often a requirement in the new model. This method, which includes a process of mapping original user names to new names, provides flexibility for such scenarios.
- Method 2: Fresh installation; users republish content—In this method, you install a new version of Tableau Server and select the new identity store type during setup. You also create new sites. You then create users and give them access, and they republish their workbooks and data sources. Unlike the other method, in this one, you do not reuse any of your existing Tableau Server infrastructure.
https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-us/reconfig_change_auth.htm
Hi @greg p
You are able to change the run as user account using the below instructions without having to re-install the server
https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-us/runas_acct.htm
You are also able to change the domain from "one" to "two" without re-installing. Using these instructions
https://kb.tableau.com/articles/howto/changing-the-active-directory-domain
The instructions you have are referring to the identity store, which is either, Tableau Local, or Active Directory for Windows. Since you are changing from one AD to another, those steps are not necessary
Thanks
Josh Johnston
