OK Chad and Geoff -
I'm still confused about why the clients need lmgrd?
For starters check out www.fsb-ae.com/acadnetwork/acadnetworkfaq.htm#3c .
If you've done that stuff the clients don't "need" anything else.
If the server is running correctly it will issue licenses to the clients using tcp/ip and the clients are NOT required to access
anything having to do with the FlexLM at the file level (meaning none of this stuff needs to be on a shared drive) (well, the
deployment tree does, but nothing from FlexLM needs to be shared).
Now if you WANT to give the clients some tools that they can use to check the availability of licenses, then they might need some
files (but I'd put them local rather than share them), but they will still use a tcp connection to the server to check the status,
they do NOT require access to any of the FlexLM files on the server.
If I'm heading down the wrong path here please post back and let me know!
(Ohh, please don't change the subject "mid-thread" as it makes the search engine "unhappy").
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jason martin
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"Chad Wurzer" wrote in message news:53FF67E5937DEBBE24901192FD773EB3@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Jason,
>
> Regarding the info on stacking of the License headers,
> THANKS. (felt the instructions for each was unclear).
>
> Per your reply, we are definitly getting FLEXlm in the Servers
> Root at C:\FLEXlm, as was default in our installation.
>
> We are parking the "lmgrd" on a "shared" location of the Server.
> We had thought this was the problem, since the "LMGRD" can
> be invoked from any of the Client Workstations. ?? So, is this
> in fact correct ??????
>
> As prev. mentioned, the LMGRD.exe is being referenced to
> the ROOT C:\, and NOT the path locations as being set in
> FLEXlm settings. Per prev. mention, I used the variable "-c"
> and path to the shared location and my Client Workstations
> read GREAT. (except die when this DOS window is closed).
>
> We also went as far to Set the Path with an Enviroment Variable
> per Section 3.1.2 for the FLEXlm user doc. "all.htm"
>
> Just to "Clarify" what (how) we have setup to date:
> We put a primary Directory called ADSKMGR on our shared
> drive space, from the Server. From this dir., we made seperate
> Client Deployment Drives for EACH software
> (i.e. LDDT3, CIVIL3, etc.......), in addition to a Subdir. called
> "LICMGR" we called out during installation to park the "LMGRD.exe",
> "IMTOOL", and etc. with the Licence into a sub-dir default
> created as "License".
>
> It becomes clear our license path from the software (local) is being
> read by the Server (only once I change the Path "-c" in DOS), yet
> the IMTOOLS path settings will NOT reflect this change, nor does
> IMTOOLS change the LMGRD.exe path of other than ROOT.
> Meaning, if I list in DOS, the path for LMGRD.exe is always to
> the ROOT. (hope this is clear ??)
>
> Does IMTOOLS need to reside in the ROOT as well ??????
> At present, this is avail. to all the CLIENTS, which seams ???.
>
> Thus, from installation instructions, I thought LMGRD was to be
> on a shared drive resource. (We only have 1 to this server from
> Client Deployment Locations).
>
> Well, still stuck. The entire licence and paths with Flexlm work great
> when using the DOS variable, yet we CANNOT get IMTOOLS
> to accept path changes we select, to the shared resource drive ??
> Again, every time we try and start, "ERROR 5: access is denied"
> and back to the ADMIN. ???
>
> Not at ALL a network person, and we (2 of us) are really trying
> to hash out. Appreciate any further help. Thanks.
>
> Chad & Geoff
> Black Hawk Co., Ia.
>
>