If the HOSTID of the machine on which you are installing is different from that of the license, you must request another license. The license HOSTID value cannot be altered by a user without invalidating the license. If the HOSTID information obtained from lmhostid is different from what is listed in the license file, the license will not work with your machine. INCREMENT idl idl_lmgrd x.x00 0 EC3B7DA4CA19E85C0A71 \ The system hostid command might not return the same required FLEXnet value that the lmhostid command returns.įor example, the following IDL license feature line: The FLEXnet host ID of this machine is "8002add0" 17 Cannot write data to license server system.
16 Cannot read data from license server system.
or the TCP/IP port or host name in the license file has been changed. To run lmhostid, change to the installation directory, EXELIS_DIR/idl8x/bin, and type. The hostid of this system does not match the hostid specified in the license file. The lmhostid program obtains a unique FLEXnet hostid from your machine.
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THIS INFORMATION ONLY PERTAINS TO SOFTWARE VERSIONS IDL 8.5, ENVI 5.3 AND PRIORĪfter installing the permanent or activated license via the license wizard, a form of the following error message appears when starting ENVI or IDL: