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# Help Output for initialize-tsig Script

The following help content is the output when you run the following command:

`sudo ./initialize-tsig -h`

The initialize-tsig script is installed to `/opt/tableau/tableau_tsig/packages/scripts.<version_code>/`.

## Output

REQUIRED
--accepteula        	Indicate that you have accepted the End User License Agreement (EULA).
			You can find a link to the EULA in /opt/tableau/tableau\_tsig/packages/docs.<version\_code>
 
-c <ts\_cluster\_location>
                	The network location of all nodes in the Tableau Server cluster. These may send
                       "housekeeping" requests to the TSIG node. The locations must be one of the forms
                       that are acceptable to Apache httpd mod\_authz\_host "Require" directive as described
                       at https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod\_authz\_host.html. Use quotes if there are
                       embedded spaces.

OPTIONAL

-i <tsig\_instance\_id>	A unique identifier for the TSIG instance. 
			Default: The computer name.

-p <tsig\_external\_port>
			Port listening for external requests. 
			Default: 80.

-t <tsig\_external\_port\_protocol>
			Protocol used for external requests. Options are "http" or "https".
			Default: "http".
 
-k <tsig\_housekeeping\_port>
			Port listening for housekeeping requests from Tableau Server. 
			Default: 21319.

-s <tsig\_housekeeping\_port\_protocol>
			Protocol used for housekeeping requests. Options are "http" or "https".
			Default: "http".

-d data-dir   		Set a custom location for the data directory
			if it's not already set. If not set, the default is
			"/var/opt/tableau/tableau\_tsig".

-f			Bypass warning messages and distribution version checks.

-g			Do not add the current user to the "tableau-tsig" group.
			Use this for easier access to log files and runtime files.

-a <username>		Name of the user to be added to the appropriate groups instead of
			the current user running the script. You cannot use both -g and -a.

-q             	Quiet, suppress output except for errors and warnings.

--unprivileged-user=<name>      	
			Name of the unprivileged account to run Tableau Server Independent Gateway.
			Default: "tableau-tsig".

--disable-account-creation             	
			Do not create groups or user accounts for Tableau Server Independent Gateway.
			However, the values in: unprivileged-user will still be used in TSIG configuration.
		

## Related topics

- [Install Tableau Server with Independent Gateway](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/server_tsig_new_install.htm)