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        <h1>Configuring the License Manager</h1>
        <p>When the License Manager is started, it can be configured in any of the following three 
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                    <th class="HeadE-Column1-Header1">#</th>
                    <th class="HeadE-Column1-Header1">Configuration Ways</th>
                    <th class="HeadE-Column1-Header1"><a name="HowTo"></a>How to Set?</th>
                    <th class="HeadD-Column1-Header1">Priority</th>
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                    <td class="BodyE-Column1-Body1">1</td>
                    <td class="BodyE-Column1-Body1">Set the <a href="License_Manager_LSERVOPTS.htm">command-line parameters</a></td>
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                            <li class="Table_Bullets" value="1">On Windows<ul><li class="Bullets_Circle" value="1"><a href="lservnt.htm">Using the lservnt Service</a></li><li class="Bullets_Circle" value="2"><a href="#Method2">Using the Windows System Registry</a></li></ul><li value="2"><li class="Table_Bullets" value="1">On UNIX</li></li><ul><li class="Bullets_Circle" value="1">Using the lserv process</li></ul></li>
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                        <p>Many of the License Manager options can be set using all three methods. This flexibility of  using more than one method helps in some situations, but it may also produce confusing outcomes. So, please note the following priorities to know the actual outcome.</p>
                        <p>On Windows, the command-line switches (set through lservnt service) are checked first. If command-line options are used then any option set by LSERVOPTS will be ignored, however specific variables would be considered.</p>
                        <p class="SFNT_Note">The manner in which LSERVOPTS is considered same behavior would be applied to Windows System Registry.</p>
                        <p>For example:</p>
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                                    <th class="HeadE-Column1-Header1">Command-line</th>
                                    <th class="HeadE-Column1-Header1">LSERVOPTS</th>
                                    <th class="HeadD-Column1-Header1">Specific Environment Variable</th>
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                                    <td class="BodyE-Column1-Body1">Set the license file using this option</td>
                                    <td class="BodyE-Column1-Body1">Set the anonymous usage logging  using this option</td>
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                                            <li class="Table_Bullets" value="1">Set the license file also by using the LSERVRC variable</li>
                                            <li class="Table_Bullets" value="2">Set the License Manager UDP port using the LSPORT variable</li>
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                                    <td class="BodyE-Column1-Body1" colspan="3"><b>Outcome:</b>
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                                    <td class="BodyB-Column1-Body1">Applied</td>
                                    <td class="BodyB-Column1-Body1">Ignored</td>
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                                            <li class="Table_Bullets" value="1"> LSERVRC - Ignored</li>
                                            <li class="Table_Bullets" value="2">LSPORT - Applied</li>
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                        <p>If the command-line switches are not set at all then LSERVOPTS would have the higher priority for the options set over the specific environment variables.</p>
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                                    <th class="HeadE-Column1-Header1">Command-line</th>
                                    <th class="HeadE-Column1-Header1">LSERVOPTS</th>
                                    <th class="HeadD-Column1-Header1">Specific Environment Variable</th>
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                                    <td class="BodyE-Column1-Body1">Not used</td>
                                    <td class="BodyE-Column1-Body1">Set the license file using this option</td>
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                                        <p>Set anonymous usage logging using the LS_LOG_ANONYMITY variable</p>
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                                    <td class="BodyE-Column1-Body1" colspan="3"><b>Outcome:</b>
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                                    <td class="BodyB-Column1-Body1">Ignored</td>
                                    <td class="BodyB-Column1-Body1">Applied</td>
                                    <td class="BodyA-Column1-Body1"> LS_LOG_ANONYMITY - Applied</td>
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                    <td class="BodyE-Column1-Body1">2</td>
                    <td class="BodyE-Column1-Body1">Set the <a href="License_Manager_LSERVOPTS.htm">LSERVOPTS environment variable</a></td>
                    <td class="BodyE-Column1-Body1"><a href="Setting_Environment_Variables.htm">Setting Environment Variables</a>
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                    <td class="BodyB-Column1-Body1">3</td>
                    <td class="BodyB-Column1-Body1">Set <a href="License_Manager_Specific_Variables.htm">specific environment variables</a></td>
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            <p>Remember the following guidelines for configuring the License Manager:
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                <li class="Bullets_1" value="1"> If you are running the License Manager on several computers you need to 
 complete this procedure separately for each computer. </li>
                <li class="Bullets_1" value="2">The License Manager reads its configuration options only when the computer boots. Any configuration changes will require a system reboot to take effect.</li>
                <li class="Bullets_1" value="3">If full file pathnames 
 are not specified while configuring the License Manager options, then the 
 files will be created under the<span style="font-style: italic;"> /System32</span> 
 directory, by default. </li>
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        <h2><a name="Ways"></a>Steps to Configure the License Manager</h2>
        <p>In this section, the actual steps of using the various configuration options are described:</p>
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                <p class="CellHead">Refer to <a href="lservnt.htm">lservnt</a> for more details.</p>
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                <p>In the Windows Registry Editor, create/update the value of "CommandLineOpts” 
 under the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Rainbow 
 Technologies\SentinelLM\CurrentVersion. </p>
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                    <li class="Bullets_1" value="1">The options that can be set using the LSERVOPTS environment variable are described <a href="License_Manager_LSERVOPTS.htm">here.</a></li>
                    <li class="Bullets_1" value="2">The steps for setting environment variables are described <a href="Setting_Environment_Variables.htm">here.</a></li>
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        <p class="CellHead"><b>See Also:</b>
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        <p><a href="Locate_the_License_Manager_Computer.htm">Locate the License Manager Computer</a>
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