User guide

Chapter 5 - The Options File

Options File Syntax

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EXCLUDE

EXCLUDE feature[:keyword=value] type {name | group_name}

Excludes a user or pre-defined group of users, etc., from the list of who is allowed to use the

feature. EXCLUDE supersedes INCLUDE; conflicts between the EXCLUDE list and the

INCLUDE list are resolved by the EXCLUDE taking precedence.

To exclude the user “hank” from the list of users able to use feature “f1”:

EXCLUDE f1 USER hank

EXCLUDE_BORROW

EXCLUDE_BORROW feature[:keyword=value] type \

{name | group_name}

Excludes a user or pre-defined group of users, etc., from the list of who is allowed to borrow

licenses for this BORROW feature. EXCLUDE_BORROW supersedes

INCLUDE_BORROW; conflicts between the EXCLUDE_BORROW list and the

INCLUDE_BORROW list are resolved by the EXCLUDE_BORROW taking precedence.

feature Name of the feature being affected.

keyword=value Feature name modifier to denote a group of licenses. See

“Feature Specification” for details.

type One of USER, HOST, DISPLAY, INTERNET, PROJECT,

GROUP, or HOST_GROUP. See “Type Specification” for

details.

name Name of an item of type type for which license usage is

excluded.

group_name Name of the group to exclude.