Server Error occurs in TSM Web UI or the TSM command line when activating Tableau Server using the Authorization-To-Run (ATR) Service:
Server Error
The server encountered an unexpected error processing the request. Look at the server logs for more information.
After running "tsm licenses activate --license-key <product key>" instead, the following error can be found in tsm.log:
ERROR com.tableausoftware.tabadmin.TSMErrorHandler - An error occurred: 500000, Internal Server Error
ERROR com.tableausoftware.tabadmin.cli.Console - Internal Server Error: The server encountered an unexpected error processing the request. Look at the server logs for more information.
If the Run As User is set to the default NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService account, replace it with a domain account, then Activate or deactivate Tableau product keys. For more information see Configure Product Key Operations with Forward Proxy.
If a domain account has been configured for Run As User, make sure that the domain account can be authenticated with Forward Proxy. Change the account if necessary. See Change the Run As Service Account.
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