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■ You have received the network license file from Autodesk that contains
the product licenses; for example, license.lic. (See
Obtain a Network License
on page 77.)
To configure your Linux license server
1 Verify that you have installed the Network License Manager files to the
following directory: /opt/flexnetserver.
2 Rename your license file to adsk_server.lic and copy it into the
/var/flexlm/ directory.
3 Open a terminal window in root mode.
4 Go to the directory /etc/.
5 Locate the rc.local file.
6 Edit the rc.local file and start lmgrd by entering the following commands
in the terminal window:
/bin/su <user id> -c 'echo starting lmgrd> \
/opt/flexnetserver/boot.log'
/usr/bin/nohup /bin/su <user id> -c 'umask 022; \
/opt/flexnetserver/lmgrd -c \
/var/flexlm/adsk_server.lic >> \
/opt/flexnetserver/boot.log '
/bin/su <user id> -c 'echo sleep 5 >> \
/opt/flexnetserver/boot.log '
/bin/sleep 5
/bin/su <user id> -c 'echo lmdiag >> \
/opt/flexnetserver/boot.log '
/bin/su <user id> -c '/opt/flexnetserver/lmutil lmdiag -n -c \
/var/flexlm/adsk_server.lic >> \
/opt/flexnetserver/boot.log '
/bin/su <user id> -c 'echo exiting >> \
/opt/flexnetserver/boot.log '
7 Save the rc.local file.
8 Reboot your machine and verify that the lmgrd and adskflex have started
by doing one of the following:
■ During the reboot, look for the message that the license server has
started.
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