Hi there, is it possible with flexlm to limit the checkout time, generally or even restricted to a user?
Scenario: A user starts a licensed program and keeps this session open over days, so the key is blocked for others. The customer wants to have a checkout limit, so that other colleagues will have a chance to use the licensed tool.
You can use the Options file keyword TIMEOUT or TIMEOUTALL so that the feature gets returned if it is inactive for a declared time. But for it to work you might have to disable the default Heartbeat mechanism or set up a manual heartbeat logic as by default the client keeps sending heartbeat to the server as a result the TIMEOUT/TIMEOUTALL might never get triggered.
You can use the Options file keyword TIMEOUT or TIMEOUTALL so that the feature gets returned if it is inactive for a declared time. But for it to work you might have to disable the default Heartbeat mechanism or set up a manual heartbeat logic as by default the client keeps sending heartbeat to the server as a result the TIMEOUT/TIMEOUTALL might never get triggered.
thanks for this good explanation, I understand! Only pity, that there seems to be no solution without modifying the flexlm config in the licensed tool.
