HP Micro Focus Object COBOL/UX Release Notes for Version B.13.35

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License Management with FLEXlm and COBOL
Installing and Setting Up the FLEXlm License Manager
REPORTLOG specifies the log file written which is suitable for use by
the Enhanced User Tools report-writer available from
GLOBEtrotter Software.
If filename begins with a plus sign (+), the file will be
opened for append; otherwise the file will be
overwritten each time the daemon is started.
RESERVE ensures that a license will always be available to one or
more specific users on one or more specific host
computer systems.
Note: Any license reserved for a user is dedicated to
that user. Even when that user is not actively using
the license it will be unavailable to other users.
However, a RESERVED license will not cause an
overdraft to be reported by FLEXadmin if the license is
not actually in use.
IMPORTANT Using INCLUDE and EXCLUDE
Before you can use options to utilize licenses effectively, you must
understand the options file precedence. INCLUDE and EXCLUDE
statements can be combined in the same options file and control access to
the same features. When doing so, keep in mind the following:
• If there is only an EXCLUDE list, everyone who is not on the list will
be allowed to use the feature.
• If there is only an INCLUDE list, only those users on the list will be
allowed to use the feature.
• If neither list exists, then everyone is allowed to use the feature.
• The EXCLUDE has precedence over the INCLUDE list; so someone
who is on both lists will not be allowed to use the feature.
Once you create an INCLUDE or EXCLUDE list, everyone else is
implicitly “outside” the group. This feature allows you, as an
administrator, the ability to control licenses without having to explicitly
list each user that you wish to allow or deny access to.