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Unable to start the lincense server on a Mac

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Unable to start the lincense server on a Mac

I am having problem starting the lincense server on a Mac running 10.7 server, I have followed the Quick Start: Setting up a license server on Mac guide and having any luck to get it going, below is the log for the errors:

 

Can anyone point out what am I doing wrong?

 

Thanks

Robert

 

Cerritos:flexnetserver root# sudo chmod -R 777 /var/flexlm
Cerritos:flexnetserver root# cd /usr/local/flexnetserver
Cerritos:flexnetserver root# ls
.waitForNetwork            adskflex
LicenseAdministration.pdf    lmgrd
adlmctl                lmgrdLauncher
adsk_server.lic            lmutil
Cerritos:flexnetserver root# sudo ./lmgrd -c /var/flexlm/adsk_server.lic
 9:55:21 (lmgrd) -----------------------------------------------
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)   Please Note:
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)   This log is intended for debug purposes only.
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)   In order to capture accurate license
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)   usage data into an organized repository,
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)   please enable report logging. Use Flexera Software LLC's
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)   software license administration  solution,
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)   FlexNet Manager, to  readily gain visibility
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)   into license usage data and to create
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)   insightful reports on critical information like
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)   license availability and usage. FlexNet Manager
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)   can be fully automated to run these reports on
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)   schedule and can be used to track license
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)   servers and usage across a heterogeneous
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)   network of servers including Windows NT, Linux
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)   and UNIX. Contact Flexera Software LLC at
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)   www.flexerasoftware.com for more details on how to
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)   obtain an evaluation copy of FlexNet Manager
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)   for your enterprise.
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)
 9:55:21 (lmgrd) -----------------------------------------------
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)
 9:55:21 (lmgrd) The license server manager (lmgrd) running as root:
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)     This is a potential security problem
 9:55:21 (lmgrd)     and is not recommended.
Cerritos:flexnetserver root#  9:55:23 (lmgrd) FlexNet Licensing (v11.11.0.2 build 115032 x64_mac10) started on Cerritos.edu (Mac) (5/30/2013)
 9:55:23 (lmgrd) Copyright (c) 1988-2012 Flexera Software LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 9:55:23 (lmgrd) World Wide Web:  http://www.flexerasoftware.com
 9:55:23 (lmgrd) License file(s): /var/flexlm/adsk_server.lic
 9:55:23 (lmgrd) lmgrd tcp-port 27001
 9:55:23 (lmgrd) The license server manager has found no vendor daemons to start
 9:55:23 (lmgrd)  (There are no VENDOR (or DAEMON) lines in the license file),
    lmgrd exiting.
 (Cannot connect to license server system.
 The license server manager (lmgrd) has not been started yet,
 the wrong port@host or license file is being used, or the
 port or hostname in the license file has been changed.
Server name:   Cerritos.edu
License path:  /var/flexlm/adsk_server.lic:
FLEXnet Licensing error:-15,570.  System Error: 36 "Operation now in progress"
For further information, refer to the FLEXnet Licensing documentation,
available at "www.flexerasoftware.com".)
Cerritos:flexnetserver root# sudo chmod -R 777 /var/flexlm
Cerritos:flexnetserver root# ls
.waitForNetwork            adsk_server.lic            lmgrdLauncher
LicenseAdministration.pdf    adskflex            lmutil
adlmctl                lmgrd
Cerritos:flexnetserver root# sudo ./lmgrd -c /var/flexlm/adsk_server.lic
10:00:51 (lmgrd) -----------------------------------------------
10:00:51 (lmgrd)   Please Note:
10:00:51 (lmgrd)
10:00:51 (lmgrd)   This log is intended for debug purposes only.
10:00:51 (lmgrd)   In order to capture accurate license
10:00:51 (lmgrd)   usage data into an organized repository,
10:00:51 (lmgrd)   please enable report logging. Use Flexera Software LLC's
10:00:51 (lmgrd)   software license administration  solution,
10:00:51 (lmgrd)   FlexNet Manager, to  readily gain visibility
10:00:51 (lmgrd)   into license usage data and to create
10:00:51 (lmgrd)   insightful reports on critical information like
10:00:51 (lmgrd)   license availability and usage. FlexNet Manager
10:00:51 (lmgrd)   can be fully automated to run these reports on
10:00:51 (lmgrd)   schedule and can be used to track license
10:00:51 (lmgrd)   servers and usage across a heterogeneous
10:00:51 (lmgrd)   network of servers including Windows NT, Linux
10:00:51 (lmgrd)   and UNIX. Contact Flexera Software LLC at
10:00:51 (lmgrd)   www.flexerasoftware.com for more details on how to
10:00:51 (lmgrd)   obtain an evaluation copy of FlexNet Manager
10:00:51 (lmgrd)   for your enterprise.
10:00:51 (lmgrd)
10:00:51 (lmgrd) -----------------------------------------------
10:00:51 (lmgrd)
10:00:51 (lmgrd)
10:00:51 (lmgrd) The license server manager (lmgrd) running as root:
10:00:51 (lmgrd)     This is a potential security problem
10:00:51 (lmgrd)     and is not recommended.
Cerritos:flexnetserver root# 10:00:51 (lmgrd) FlexNet Licensing (v11.11.0.2 build 115032 x64_mac10) started on Cerritos.edu (Mac) (5/30/2013)
10:00:51 (lmgrd) Copyright (c) 1988-2012 Flexera Software LLC. All Rights Reserved.
10:00:51 (lmgrd) World Wide Web:  http://www.flexerasoftware.com
10:00:51 (lmgrd) License file(s): /var/flexlm/adsk_server.lic
10:00:51 (lmgrd) lmgrd tcp-port 27001
10:00:51 (lmgrd) The license server manager has found no vendor daemons to start
10:00:51 (lmgrd)  (There are no VENDOR (or DAEMON) lines in the license file),
    lmgrd exiting.
 (Cannot connect to license server system.
 The license server manager (lmgrd) has not been started yet,
 the wrong port@host or license file is being used, or the
 port or hostname in the license file has been changed.
Server name:   Cerritos.edu
License path:  /var/flexlm/adsk_server.lic:
FLEXnet Licensing error:-15,570.  System Error: 36 "Operation now in progress"
For further information, refer to the FLEXnet Licensing documentation,
available at "www.flexerasoftware.com".)

 

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Message 41 of 41
Robert.Adam
in reply to: Anonymous

The issue was solved: beside the DOS-formatted end of line control characters, the file was missing proper line feed characters, and thus the entire contents appeared on a single line. That's why the license server was unable to detect the "Vendor" line.

I edited the file and manually typed "Return"  at the end of each line, in addition to running the Terminal commands in the KB article I mentioned above. The license now works propelry.

 

I'm marking this as the accepted answer and will update the KB article to account for this additional issue.



Robert Adam
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