When you try to activate offline using legacy (non-ATR) activation, using the activation.tlf file returned by the Tableau Activation Site, the following error might appear in the command line:
The error could be caused for the following reasons:
To resolve the issue, try one of the following options as applicable:
Verify that the correct path, permissions and file name (activation.tlf) is being used when running the tsm command:
tsm licenses activate -f <path-and-activation-file>
Verify the FlexNet Licensing service is running, see Verify Tableau Service.
Create a new activation request file (offline.tlq) from the tsm command line. For more information, see Activating Tableau Offline. Make sure to use the latest Offline Activation ID, found in the Tableau Customer Portal.
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