Setup guide

6 Repeat with /usr/local/flexlm/licenses/DL_license.dat for each workstation or node, using the
same port as the one you set for the license server.
Start the license server
NOTE For redundant license servers, reboot each server in close sequence to properly restart the license system.
To start the license server:
1 Type the following in a shell: /etc/init.d/license_server start
WARNING The license server cannot start unless the license is entered correctly in DL_license.dat. Check
the boot.log file to make sure the license server is started and working properly.
NOTE The license server starts/stops automatically when the machine is booted/shut down. You can stop
and restart the server manually by running one of the following commands: /etc/init.d/license_server
stop or /etc/init.d/license_server restart
Killing an application
If a Creative Finishing application hangs, but you can still interact with the operating system, you can
terminate it using either a custom command alias for your application, or the generic Linux kill command
in conjunction with the application’s process ID.
WARNING These procedures should only be used if the application is hung or otherwise not responding. Killing
processes can cause system problems.
When you install a Creative Finishing application, a special command alias is defined that can be used to
kill all Creative Finishing application processes at once:
1 Open a terminal, and type one of the following commands:
■ kf to kill Flame, Flint or Flare
■ ks to kill Smoke
■ ki to kill Inferno
■ kc to kill Backdraft Conform
2 To verify that all application-related processes have been killed, type: \ps -fu <application account
name>. This displays information about all active processes, including the application with which each
process is associated, and a process ID number. If all application processes have been successfully killed,
this command should return no results.
WARNING Never restart an application if there are still processes left over from a previous session. If some
processes persist after using the kill alias, perform the following procedure to kill them individually.
Use the kill Linux command to kill processes individually, using their process ID number:
1 Press Alt+F3 to send the application to the background.
2 Open a terminal and type: ps -fu <application account name>. This command displays information
about all active processes, including the application with which each process is associated, and a process
ID number.
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