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You must log on to the license server with an account which has administrative or sudo root privileges to install a system service (sysv or systemd), create directories on system folders, and/or modify the system configuration. Partek recommends completing all installation instructions with an account with administrative or sudo root privileges.  If you install into a non-system directory, you may run the license server manually (see the Run the License Server Manually section).

Installation

Follow either the Automated Installation or the Manual Installation instructions below.

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3. Proceed to the Configuration section below.

Configuration

Save your license.dat or license.lic file into the FlexNet folder as license.lic. It's full pathname will be "/opt/FlexNet/license.lic", if you use the recommended installation directory.

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This will add a FlexNet server for Partek licenses into your set of system services that will automatically start on system restart. You can use the standard service command to manage the service.

Run the License Server Manually

To run the license server manually, you may use the command line (where <path_to_FlexNet> is /opt/FlexNet or the folder where you installed FLEXNet):

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For more details, see the lmgrd - License Server Manager/Starting the License Server Manager on UNIX Platforms/Manual Start section of the FlexNet License Administration Guide.

Firewall Configuration

Refer to the FlexNet License Administration Guide and/or the ReadMe_FlexNetFirewallPinholes.txt document lcoated in your FlexNet folder for information about firewall configuration.

Advanced Configuration

Refer to the FlexNet License Administration Guide for advanced configuration options or questions.