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gharneit1-Visitor
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July 15, 2014
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Mathcad License Server on a linux machine

  • July 15, 2014
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Hi,

is there anyone running a Mathcad license sever on a linux machine?

I could get linux files: lmgrd, lmutil and ptc_d

but could not get or create the license.dat

Has anybody managed to do this?

If there is no way to create a linux-license-file, I have to make a windows-machine act as a licanse server 😞

Best regards and thanks in advance,

Guido Harneit

(Sorry if this is off topic, but I couldn't find a licensing group)

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Werner_E25-Diamond I
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July 15, 2014

So you already managed to get a Linux version of the flexLM server? When we where in that situation we where not able to download it anywhere as of the necessary ptc/mathcad demon but contacting PTC support solved the problem - they sent us the necessary Linux version of the felxLM.

The license.dat is the same you would use for a Windows FlexLM server. There is no special Linux version of license files.

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gharneit1-VisitorAuthor
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July 16, 2014

Yeah,

so this is my problem.

I have the binaries, but I can't get a key.

In "my account" I can see, that I'm NOT a license manager,

and all the software to activate the license or make a license key is for windows machines only.

If I run the recommended license management tool on a (another) windows machine,

http://free-dl.ptc.com/install/setup.exe

I am only allowed to get a key for that (wrong) host - no chance to change the MAC-address.

So how did you get your license.dat file?

Thanks and best regards,

Guido

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Werner_E25-Diamond I
25-Diamond I
July 16, 2014

Again, there are no special Linux or Windows license files.

The file license.dat is a normal text file and either is sent to you by mail or you can manage your licenses online

(https://www.ptc.com/appserver/lm/rsl/reconfig.jsp) yourself and create a license file suitable to the MAC address of your Linux host. If you are not entitled to manage your licenses online, someone else in your company should be. I think that he can entitle you or otherwise you will have to contact PTC licensing support.

https://support.ptc.com/appserver/cs/cust_care_case_logger/CustomerCareCaseLogger.jsp

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