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To update FLEXnet (Windows)
You should be logged in with Administrator rights when working with the
LMTOOLS utility.
1 Back up your license files.
2 Click Start All Programs Autodesk Network License Manager
LMTOOLS Utility.
3 In the LMTOOLS program, click the Start/Stop/Reread tab.
4 On the Start/Stop/Reread tab, click Stop Server.
5 Close lmtools.exe.
6 Note the location where the Network License Manager is installed and
then uninstall the Network License Manager. For details about uninstalling
the Network License Manager, see Uninstall the Network License Manager.
7 Install the Network License Manager. For details about installing the
Network License Manager to the same location as the previous version,
see Install the Network License Manager.
8 Do one of the following:
(Windows XP) Click Start Programs Autodesk Network
License Manager LMTOOLS.
(Windows Vista) Double-click the LMTOOLS icon on the desktop.
9 In the LMTOOLS program, click the Start/Stop/Reread tab.
10 On the Start/Stop/Reread tab, click Start Server.
11 Close lmtools.exe.
To update FLEXnet (Mac OS X)
You should be logged in with the same user ID you used when installing the
FLEXnet files, for example, /Users/<userid>/adsknlm. The logged in user ID
should be in the sudoers list to execute some of the following commands.
1 Back up your license files.
2 Stop the Autodesk Network License Manager service by entering the
following in Terminal:
sudo /sbin/SystemStarter stop adsknlm
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