User guide

Chapter 5 - The Options File
Options File Syntax
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Type Specification
The following option keywords restrict who may use licenses or where licenses may be used:
EXCLUDE, EXCLUDEALL, EXCLUDE_BORROW, INCLUDE, INCLUDEALL,
INCLUDE_BORROW, MAX, and RESERVE. These options take a
type argument, which
specifies whether the restriction is based on USER, HOST, DISPLAY, INTERNET, or
PROJECT:
• USER— user name of the user executing the FLEXenabled application. User names are
case sensitive.
• HOST—machine host name or IP address where the application is executing. Host names
are case sensitive.
The IP-address can contain wildcard characters.
• DISPLAY—display where the application is displayed
On UNIX, DISPLAY is
/dev/ttyxx (which is always /dev/tty when an application is
run in the background) or the X-Display name. On Windows, it is the system name or, in
the case of a terminal server environment, the terminal server client name. Display names
are case sensitive.
• INTERNET—IP address of the machine where the application is executing (wildcard
characters can be used in the IP address)
• PROJECT—
LM_PROJECT environment variable set by the user who is executing the
FLEXenabled application. Project names are case sensitive.
On Windows (without terminal server), the HOST and DISPLAY names are both set to the
Window’s system name. For licenses that allow checkouts from a terminal server (TS_OK
keyword in the feature line), the USER, HOST, and DISPLAY names can be different from one
another.
The types listed above take a single member. For example:
EXCLUDE coolsoft USER joe
To specify a list of users or hosts, first define the list using the GROUP or HOST_GROUP
option lines, then use the GROUP or HOST_GROUP type to specify the group name. For
example:
GROUP stars joe barbara susan
EXCLUDE coolsoft GROUP stars
FLEXNET LICENSING VERSION NOTES
• IP address as a HOST specification introduced in v8 vendor daemon.
• LM_PROJECT environment variable introduced in V5 client library and vendor daemon.
• Colons in feature names introduced in v8 vendor daemon.