How to enabling Kerberos debug logging in Tibco Spotfire

Troubleshooting of Kerberos authentication issues in Spotfire can be enhanced by enabling Kerberos debug logging as follows:

1. Export and open the configuration.xml file from <server installation dir>\tomcat\spotfire-bin folder in an XML editor or a text editor; for details, see Manually editing the Spotfire Server configuration file.
2. In the configuration.xml file, locate the configuration block:
   
   
3. Change the value for debug key from false to true.
   
   
4. Save and close the file.
5. Import the configuration using the import-config command. For example: config import-config --comment="Enabled Kerberos Debug Logging"
6. On the computer that is hosting the server, navigate to the nm\config directory. The default location is <installation dir>\nm\config.
7. Do one of the following:
   • If the logging.properties file is present in the directory:
     1. Open the logging.properties file in an XML editor or text editor.
     2. Replace the current contents of the file with the contents of the logging-debug.properties-template.
     3. Save and close the logging.properties file.
   • If the logging.properties file is not present in the directory:
     1. Make a copy of the logging-debug.properties-template.
     2. Rename the copy "logging.properties".
8. Restart the Spotfire Server service for the changes to take effect.
    
   Note: When the troubleshooting is completed, it is recommended to switch back to a lower logging level. You can quickly return to the Standard (default) level; for instructions, see Switching back to the Standard (default) logging level.