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Note that this behavior differs from that of the shutdown command that
creates the /etc/nologin file at 5 minutes prior to the shutdown.
4.3 System Administration
The following notes apply to system administration.
4.3.1 License Management Facility Allows Year 2000 Testing
Certain software license PAKs include expiration dates that currently limit
the ability to run software when the date is set well into the future (into the
year 2000). While most customers do not have PAKs with expiration dates,
those who do (such as CSLG, ASAP, or Partner PAK Program members)
may benefit from the following enhancements.
The lmf utility and supporting code have been enhanced to allow customers
with expiring software license PAKs to set the system date beyond the
expiration dates within a specific time window to allow Year 2000 (Y2K)
testing.
Also, a test PAK, 00Y2K-TESTING, is available for use with Version 4.0D
and higher of the operating system. If you have expiring license PAKs, you
can install this test PAK, allowing your PAKs to operate beyond their
expiration dates between the dates of December 1, 1999 and March 2, 2000.
The test PAK allows you to conduct Y2K testing within the specified time
window.
For information about obtaining the 00Y2K-TESTING PAK and other Y2K
issues, see the Tru64 UNIX Year 2000 Readiness white paper, available in
HTML format on the Tru64 UNIX 4.0F Documentation, Volume 1
CD–ROM. This document is also available on the Tru64 UNIX web page at
the following URL:
http://www.unix.digital.com/unix/year2000/whitepaper.html
Once you obtain and install the 00Y2K-TESTING PAK and set the system
date forward for Y2K testing, you must execute the following command from
the root account the first time run level 3 (also referred to as "init 3" or
"multiuser mode") is entered after each system boot:
# /usr/sbin/lmf reset
This will ensure that all software licenses are loaded while the system date is
set within the Y2K testing window. You need to execute this command only
once within run level 3 between each system boot. You can toggle the
system between run level 1 and run level 3 after the first execution of the
command in run level 3. You will only be required to execute the command
again after rebooting the system.
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