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  3. When installing legacy Fluent license. It throws an error: can’t initialize: No SERVER lines in license file. This error is mostly on Linux servers.

When installing legacy Fluent license. It throws an error: can’t initialize: No SERVER lines in license file. This error is mostly on Linux servers.

Tagged: 2.4, fluentlm, fslm10.8, Gambit - SYS, Installation/Licensing/Systems, Installing a license file, licensing
    • January 25, 2023 at 7:28 am
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      The license file must be saved in ASCI format only. (On Notepad > Save as > select Encoding: ASCI) In any other format, license manager (FSLM 10.8) can not read the license file. Also, legacy fluent (license-fluent) can use host id of eth0 only.

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