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FLEXnet Licensing Error Codes E
Error Message Format
FLEXnet Licensing error messages presented by applications have the following components:
• FLEXnet Licensing Error Number—a negative number starting at -1.
• FLEXnet Licensing Error Text—short sentence (< 80 characters) summarizing problem.
• FLEXnet Licensing Error Explanation (optional)—short paragraph (3-5 lines) explaining
problem and possible solutions or workarounds.
• FLEXnet Licensing Minor Error Number—a positive number starting at 1. These numbers
are unique error identifiers and are used by FLEXnet Licensing vendors for more advanced
support assistance. Their meaning is not documented.
• System Error Number (optional)—a UNIX or Windows OS error code last set by the
operating system.
• System Error Explanation (optional)—a short sentence (< 80 characters) explaining the
system error.
• Other supporting information (optional)
Error messages were improved in v6. FLEXnet Licensing Error Explanation, and supporting
information are only available in applications using v6.0+.
These error messages may occur in two formats available with FLEXnet Licensing or may
appear in a format customized by the application.
Format 1 (short):
FLEXlm error text (-lm_errno, minor_num[:sys_errno]) [sys_error_text]
The system error information may be missing.
Example:
Can’t connect to license server (-15,12:61) Connection refused