

# Controls license usage for general drafters in subnet 192.168.0.* INCLUDE_BORROW 65500ACAD_E_T_F HOST_GROUP MechTeam INCLUDE_BORROW 85578INVNTOR_T_F HOST_GROUP MechTeam RESERVE 2 65500ACAD_E_T_F HOST_GROUP MechTeam

RESERVE 5 85578INVNTOR_T_F HOST_GROUP MechTeam HOST_GROUP MechTeam JoesPC FredsPC WillsPC JohnsPC BobsPC # Defines a Mech Eng group by computer name and controls license usage: INCLUDE_BORROW 64900CIV3D_T_F HOST_GROUP CivilTeam # Defines a Civil Eng group and controls license usage: # Disables case sensitivity when defining groups/host_groups: REPORTLOG +”C:\adsk_flexnet\logs\adskflex_report.log”` # Sets maximum borrow time of 10 days for a subscription with multi-user access of AutoCAD: # Sets inactivity timeout for all products to 90 minutes:

If you define multiple GROUP lines with the same group name, you can add all the specified users to a single group. To create a group with many users, define multiple GROUP lines with the same group name, each containing up to a maximum of 4,000 characters. HOST_GROUP DraftingDept computer1 computer2 computer3 The following example defines a group called DraftingDept with three computers: GROUP EngineeringGroup smithj jonesb whitef The following example defines a group called EngineeringGroup for three users: By default, computer names and usernames are case-sensitive unless you added the GROUPCASEINSENSITIVE ON statement to the options file.
FLEXLM OPTION FILE WINDOWS
You can define groups using the Windows sign-in name or the computer name. Groups are useful when you reserve or restrict license usage. RESERVE 5 86445ACD_2016_0F GROUP EngineeringGroupĪs you specify who can and can't access licenses, it’s convenient to define groups of users or computers.
FLEXLM OPTION FILE CODE
The following statement uses a feature code to reserve five seats of a perpetual license of AutoCAD 2016 (not on a maintenance plan) for a specific group: For perpetual licenses on a maintenance plan and subscription licenses with multi-user access, always use the package code.

Use a product feature code (for example, 86445ACD_2016_0F) only if you are setting an options file parameter for a perpetual license that is not on a maintenance plan. The following statements reserve one license of AutoCAD 2016-2013 for a specific user, whether it is a perpetual license on a maintenance plan or a subscription license with multi-user access:Īfter you add parameters for subscription licenses with multi-user access, you don't need to modify the options file when the subscription is renewed or a version is released. In this case, you need to include other parameters to accommodate the subscription licenses with multi-user access. Sometimes you may use package codes in your options file and your license file may contain both perpetual or maintenance plan and subscription licenses with multi-user access for the same product. For example, the following statement uses the package code from a subscription with multi-user access license for AutoCAD 2016 (64300ACD_T_F) to reserve one license of AutoCAD 2016-2013 for a specific user:īy using the package code, you apply that options file parameter to all eligible versions of the product according to the previous version rights of the subscriber. The following examples show settings for options file parameters for a specific product using that product's package code. If it wasn’t, stop and restart the license server. lmutil lmreread -c Check the log file to be sure that the options file has been read.
