Install license with Four Js License Manager (without internet)

Use this procedure to license a Genero product using the FLM command line tool, flmprg. As your machine does not have internet access, you can register the license with Four Js by phone or from another machine that has internet access.

Access to the FLM license directory
Users who install licenses must have write access to the $FLMDIR/etc/license directory. If access is denied, users receive the error message:
(FLM-9): Failed to open file 'C:\Program Files\FourJs\flm6/etc/license/license-TAB#AAAXYZ.dat' for writing.
Which procedure should I follow?

To install your license, you must have either a license file, a license string, or your license number, license key, and customer login.

You can install the license using one of these methods:

If your server does not have internet access, manual installation using a license file may be required. For a comparison of all license methods, go to Steps to licensing with FLM. This topic includes a comparison table to help you choose the method that best suits your environment.

Install using a license file

For this task you need a license file.

To escape at any stage, type "stop" at the prompt and press enter.

Steps

  1. Start the command line interface.
    Open a command prompt.
    • On Linux®/UNIX®/macOS™, open a command prompt. "sudo" may be required.
    • On Windows®, right-click on the License Manager Workplace Window from the Start menu and select Run as administrator.
  2. License using the license file.
    Type flmprg -f license-file.

    For this command you need a license file.

    The license is installed in temporary mode.
    Note:

    The license number and an installation number is displayed in the output. The installation number is needed for registering the license.

  3. Register the license.
    To register the license contact the vendor by phone, or register on the Four Js website. See the procedure described in Register your license.

    Having registered your license, you have the Installation key

  4. Activate the license:
    1. Type flmprg -k license-number
    2. At the prompt: 
      Enter the installation KEY (call your vendor to obtain it)
      Enter the installation key.
    The installation of the license is complete.

Install using a license string

To escape at any stage, type "stop" at the prompt and press enter.

Steps

  1. Start the command line interface.
    Open a command prompt.
    • On Linux/UNIX/macOS, open a command prompt. "sudo" may be required.
    • On Windows, right-click on the License Manager Workplace Window from the Start menu and select Run as administrator.
  2. License using the license string.
    Type flmprg --install-license-string and the license string.
    The license is installed in temporary mode.
    Note:

    The license number and an installation number is displayed in the output. The installation number is needed for registering the license.

  3. Register the license.
    To register the license contact the vendor by phone, or register on the Four Js website. See the procedure described in Register your license.

    Having registered your license, you have the Installation key

  4. Activate the license:
    1. Type flmprg -k license-number
    2. At the prompt: 
      Enter the installation KEY (call your vendor to obtain it)
      Enter the installation key.
    The installation of the license is complete.

Install using a license number and key

To escape at any stage, type "stop" at the prompt and press enter.

Steps

  1. Start the command line interface.
    Open a command prompt.
    • On Linux/UNIX/macOS, open a command prompt. "sudo" may be required.
    • On Windows, right-click on the License Manager Workplace Window from the Start menu and select Run as administrator.
  2. Type flmprg -l and when prompted, enter the license number and the license key.
    An installation number is generated and is displayed in the output.
  3. At the prompt: 
    Do you want to continue using HTTP ? (y/n)
    Enter: n
  4. At the prompt: 
    Enter your maintenance KEY (Empty to continue) >

    Enter the maintenance/subscription key.

  5. Register the license
    Contact the vendor by phone, or register on the Four Js Web site. See the procedure described in Register your license.

    Having registered your license, you have the installation key.

  6. At the prompt: 
    Enter the installation KEY (call your vendor to obtain it) >
    Enter the installation key.
    Figure: Installing License with License Manager (flmprg) without internet

    Image shows a screenshot of the installation of a license with the License Manager flmprg -l command

    The installation of the license is complete.