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

Double-click the following file: <installation dir>/tomcat/spotfire-bin/setupwizard.vbs.
In the Domain Controller Hostname panel, enter the hostname of one of your domain controllers. Click OK.
In the Account Name panel, enter the short name of the computer account to be created. The short name must not exceed 15 characters. Click OK.
In the Distinguished Name panel, enter a distinguished name for the account to be created. We suggest that you use a distinguished name that is based on the short name entered in the previous panel. You should edit this to match your Windows domain, with regards to parameters such as in which Organizational Units (OU) the account should be placed. Click OK.
In the Account Password panel, enter a password for the account to be created. Click OK.
A dialog opens with text indicating if the tool was successful. Click OK.
Note: If the tool was unsuccessful, make sure that the logged in user has the required permissions to create accounts in the Windows Domain, and that the Domain Controller can be reached.
The file SetupWizard.txt, created by the tool in the folder where the tool is located, opens. If it does not, open it manually. The information in the file is required to run the NTLM authentication configuration commands.

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

Configure NTLM authentication using configuration commands