Creating a computer service account in your Windows domain
To set up NTLM authentication, you must first create a computer service account, either by running a Visual Basic script that is distributed with Spotfire Server, or by creating the computer account manually.
About this task
See Creating a computer service account manually for instructions.
Before you begin
- The script must be run on a Windows computer, but does not have to be run on the same computer that the server is installed on.
- You must be logged in to your Windows domain as a member of the group Account Operators or Administrators to run the SetupWizard.vbs script.
- If Spotfire Server is installed on a Linux computer, copy the SetupWizard.vbs script to a Windows computer first.
Note: Make sure to create
a new computer account. A user account will not work. Reusing an existing
computer account will not work either.
Procedure
Example of a SetupWizard.txt file
# Generated by the Jespa Setup Wizard from IOPLEX Software on 2011-04-07
jespa.bindstr = dc.example.research.com
jespa.dns.servers = 192.168.0.1
jespa.dns.site = Default-First-Site-Name
jespa.service.acctname = jespa-svc$@dc.example.research.com
jespa.service.password = Pa33w0rd
What to do next
Parent topic: NTLM authentication