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        <h1>Starting the License Manager</h1>
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                <h3>User Privileges</h3>
                <p class="SFNT_Note">Only a 
 user with administrator privileges can start and configure the License Manager. </p>
                <p>Any user with administrator privileges can also use lsrvdown to shut 
 down the License Manager unless the License Manager was started by a user 
 with the user name “Administrator,” in which case only “Administrator” 
 can use lsrvdown to shut it down. </p>
                <p>Before allowing these actions, RMS not only checks that the user has 
 administrator privileges or is the “Administrator,” but also makes sure 
 that the user is in the same network domain as the License Manager.</p>
                <h3><a name="start_server"></a>Starting the License Manager Using loadls</h3>
                <p>The License Manager installation is done using the <a href="loadls.htm">loadls</a> 
 utility. This utility may be run explicitly or as part of an installer 
 program. Once loaded, the License Manager can be configured and started 
 from the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Control Panel &gt; Services</span> 
 group. Automatic or manual License Manager startup can be selected. </p>
                <p>If automatic startup is selected, the License Manager will be automatically 
 started whenever Windows is started. The License Manager will remain running 
 until the License Manager is stopped using the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Control 
 Panel &gt; Services</span> group. </p>
                <p>If manual startup is selected, the License Manager must be started manually 
 by using the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Control Panel &gt; Services</span> 
 group. </p>
                <h3>Starting the License Manager Using the Command Prompt</h3>
                <p>Use the <span style="font-size: 10pt;font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;">net 
 start</span> command on the command prompt. The <span class="Bold">Sentinel RMS License Manager</span> 
 entry will be shown if the License Manager is running.</p>
                <p>Use the <span style="font-size: 10pt;font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;">lservnt 
 -X start</span> command to start the License Manager.</p>
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                <h3>User Privileges</h3>
                <p class="SFNT_Note">You must have logged into the root on UNIX.</p>
                <p>The same user who starts the License Manager may also configure the license 
 server. Only the same user who started the License Manager can stop the 
 License Manager. </p>
                <p>However, only a user with the user name “root” can use lsrvdown 
 to shut down the License Manager. </p>
                <p>Before allowing these actions, RMS not only checks that the user name 
 is the same, but also makes sure that the user is in the same network 
 domain as the License Manager.</p>
                <h3>Starting the License Manager</h3>
                <p>The License Manager, <span style="font-style: italic;">lserv</span>, 
 is placed in an appropriate directory and appropriate file permissions 
 are set. The execution permission must be set so that only authorized 
 users may execute the License Manager. </p>
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                    <li class="Numbered_Steps" value="1">The License Manager must 
 be granted read permission to the license file and any other configuration 
 files. The License Manager must also be granted read and write permission 
 to any license serve log files that have been enabled. </li>
                    <li class="Numbered_Steps" value="2">The License Manager can 
 be started automatically or manually. </li>
                    <li class="Numbered_Steps" value="3">To start the license 
 server automatically when UNIX is started, the command line to execute 
 the License Manager should be added to one of the operating systems startup 
 files. </li>
                    <li class="Numbered_Steps" value="4">To start the license 
 server manually, the command line can just be issued at any time. </li>
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                <p>If a redundant license file (by default <span style="font-style: italic;">lservrlf</span>) 
 is in the same directory as the License Manager, when you start the License Manager it will start up as a redundant License Manager. If an <span style="font-style: italic;">lservrlf</span> 
 file is not in the same directory as the License Manager, you can still 
 start it as a redundant License Manager if you use the License Manager -rlf 
 option and specify the name and location of the redundant license file.</p>
                <p class="SFNT_Note">When using 
 the Sentinel RMS License Manager and other utilities, you must have administrator 
 privileges on Windows or be logged into the root on UNIX. Also, if you 
 are using network licensing, a supported network protocol is required 
 on the target machine.</p>
                <p class="none"><b>See Also:</b>
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                <p class="none"><a href="Overview_Redundantlicserver.htm">Redundant License Managers - Overview</a>
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