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IRIX/Linux Licensing Diagnostics >>

Please follow the steps below to generate the information needed to diagnose your licensing problem. Once you have finished generating this information, please e-mail as attachments to techsupport@areteis.com and include:

  • Company Name
  • Platform: SGI, WinNT, Win2000, WinXP, or Linux
  • 3D Program & Version: Maya or Softimage|3D
  • AEI Software Product & Version: Psunami, Psyclone, P_Liquid, Pyro, RenderWorld, Digital GameWare API
  • Issue Type: Installation or Licensing
  • Description of Problem.

 

  1. Navigate to /usr/local/arete/license/tools
  2. Type: ./lmdown -c ../arete.lic and hit Y when asked if you are sure
  3. Navigate up one directory to /usr/local/arete/license
  4. Re-start the Arete License Server by typing: ./launch_lmgrd
  5. Notice that a flexlm.log file has been created.
  6. Next, type: ./hostname > hostname.txt
  7. Next type: ./lmhostid > lmhostid.txt
  8. Next navigate down a directory into /usr/local/arete/license/tools
  9. Type: ./lmcksum -c ../arete.lic > ../lmcksum.txt
  10. Type: ./lmdiag -c ../arete.lic > ../lmdiag.txt
  11. Type: ./lmstat -a -c ../arete.lic > ../lmstat.txt
  12. Navigate up one directory to /usr/local/arete/license.
  13. List the directory contents by typing "ls"
  14. Get a screen shot of the shell listing the /usr/local/arete/license directory contents. Paste the screen shot into any imaging editor and save the file as shell.jpg

Now that you have gotten all this information together, you will need to e-mail ALL of the following files. Please note ALL of this information is needed in order to run the complete and proper diagnostics on your problem.

  1. /usr/local/arete/license/arete.lic

  2. /usr/local/arete/license/flexlm.log
  3. /usr/local/arete/license/hostname.txt
  4. /usr/local/arete/license/lmhostid.txt
  5. /usr/local/arete/license/lmcksum.txt
  6. /usr/local/arete/license/lmdiag.txt
  7. /usr/local/arete/license/lmstat.txt
  8. command.jpg
  9. ~/.cshrc or ~/.bashrc file

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