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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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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.

 Follow either the Systemd Installation or SYSV Installation instructions below.

Systemd Installation

To install FlexNet to run as a system service (use admin privileges or right click and "Run as administrator"):

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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

Manual Start

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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