Month: May 2019

Tableau tabcmd *** Uncaught exception RuntimeException: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.securi ty.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certifica tion path to requested target

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Tableau tabcmd error
tabcmd login -s https://tableauserver.com -t site1 -u username –p password

*** Uncaught exception RuntimeException: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException:
sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.securi
ty.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certifica
tion path to requested target

When you get this error there are 2 ways of solving:
Solution1: Add tableau weburl to your trusted url’s in IE.
Solution2:
add –no-certcheck
tabcmd login -s https://tableauserver.com -t site1 -u username –p password –no-certcheck
and append –no-certcheck to export commands as well.