topic Re: Domain not recognized while installation in QlikView

Server not found. Verify that the specified server exists. This server name can not be empty.

simon_templar — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

Dear Qlikies,

I'm trying to install QlikView Server using a domain user, but unfortunately, the QlikView setup doesn't recognize the domain at all, and only sees the machine. How can I use a domain user?

Even when I tried writing it myself in the field in the Domain\user format, it wasn't accepted.

System:
OS: Windows 2016
QlikView: 12.60.20100.0

Your assistance would be so much appreciated.

Best regards, Simon

Re: Domain not recognized while installation

simon_templar — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:59:24 GMT

I found the solution, in one of the posts by @Bill_Britt, where he mentioned that to be able to see the domain you would need to start the windows service "Computer Browser", which is disabled by default.

Once I set this service to "Manual", and started it, the QlikView setup was able to recognize my domain, and the users, as shown in the screenshots below.

Here's the post which answered it all
Answer from Bill_Britt

Best regards, Simon

Re: Domain not recognized while installation

Maria_Halley — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:04:14 GMT

@simon_templar

See

https://community.qlik.com/t5/Knowledge/Server-not-found-when-installing-Qlikview-Server/ta-p/1710649

Re: Domain not recognized while installation

simon_templar — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:22:31 GMT

Thank you so much @Maria_Halley 👍