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Enable Baddate Checking

SummaryThis article will explain how to enable baddate checking.SynopsisThere are two things that need to be done in order to enable the check baddate option to the vendor daemon and the flexnenabled client application. Discussion1. Vendor Daem...

jmcmillan Revenera Oct 31, 2024

How To

FlexNet Publisher 11.19.6 2024 R1 is Qualified on macOS 15

Summary FlexNet Publisher (FNP) 11.19.6.0 has been validated on macOS Sequoia with the latest Xcode through ATS and sanity executions. The kit can be built by simply updating MAX_MAC_SUPPORTED_VERSION=24 in the makefile and makefile.act files. There ...

Yvernekar Level 6 Flexeran Oct 21, 2024

11.19.6.0 MacOS 15 MAX_MAC_SUPPORTED_VERSION

CVE-2021-44832 Log4j vulnerability impact on FlexNet Publisher

Summary: Apache Log4j2 versions 2.0-beta7 through 2.17.0 (excluding security fix releases 2.3.2 and 2.12.4) are vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) attack where an attacker with permission to modify the logging configuration file can constru...

mrathinam Revenera Moderator Oct 16, 2024

CVE-2021-44832 JNDI vulnerability

QID-86728 security vulnerability for FNP webserver

Summary After installing FlexNet Publisher (FNP) using the lmadmin installer and conducting a security scan, vulnerability QID-86728 - Web Server Uses Plain-Text Form Based Authentication is being flagged What is QID-86728 :- Web Server Uses Plain-T...

Pranav_KM Revenera Sep 18, 2024

QID-86728

How to create and sign a license with an expired feature.

SummaryHow to create and sign a license with an expired feature.SynopsisThis article will explain how to create and sign a license with an expired feature.DiscussionWhen signing a license file with lmcrypt which has an expired feature, the following ...

by acurry Flexera Alumni Aug 14, 2024

How To

lmhostid: The VM Host ID is not available. (-215,14704)

Introduction When running lmhostid.exe on a virtual machine to obtain the VM_UUID the following error has been thrown: "C:\jmcmillan\x64_n6-11.19.6.0_v6\x64_n6>lmhostid -ptype vm uuidlmhostid - Copyright (c) 1989-2024 Flexera. All Rights Reserved.The...

jmcmillan Revenera Aug 06, 2024

Flexnet Error -63 (LM_NOTLICDMIN) in license checkout. Not a documented possible return code.

Question: Flexnet Error -63 (LM_NOTLICDMIN) in license checkout. Not a documented *possible* return code. Answer: This error can be seen only in specific conditions: - Performing Server reread from a non admin console/account and when server was ...

by aparashar1 Flexera Alumni Jul 08, 2024

-63 LM_NOTLICADMIN

Resolved Issue: dll not Digitally signed (Xalan-C, XalanMessages, Xerces)

Summary Customers experienced an issue with their application due to unsigned FNP DLLs in the latest release. They reported receiving the following error message in their logs when starting their application: The digital signature of the Xalan-C_1_...

Yvernekar Level 6 Flexeran Jun 14, 2024

digital signature Xalan-C XalanMessages Xerces

Resolved Issue: Vendor Daemon crashes when LM_A_LINGER configured with TIMEOUT/TIMEOUTALL

Summary There is an issue where using the LM_A_LINGER attribute on the client side, combined with the TIMEOUT/TIMEOUTALL option in the OPTIONS file on the server side, causes the Vendor Daemon to crash when the server reclaims the license due to the ...

Yvernekar Level 6 Flexeran May 21, 2024

11.19.6.1 5 Signal INACTIVITY LM_A_LINGER TIMEOUT VD crash

Way to change the location of .flexlmborrow file

The default location of the borrow file is registry (Windows) or $HOME/.flexlmborrow (UNIX). You can modify this location using FLEXLM_BORROWFILE environment variable . FLEXLM_BORROWFILE is an environment variable, which if set, the path/file set un...

by jyadav Flexera Alumni May 15, 2024

borrow environment variable flexborrow FLEXLM_BORROWFILE flexlmborrow

Using the Transferrable Counted Model(Windows Only)

Introduction How to work with Transferrable Counted Model(Windows only) a new feature/Option in Flexnet Publisher Instructions A step-by-step breakdown of the process: Start the Parent Licensing Server: Include a FEATURE line with the BORROW keywor...

Yvernekar Level 6 Flexeran Apr 12, 2024

lc_transfer_lic lmtransfer servTransferred Transferrable Counted Model

Secure communication failed with error Ecomms: Startup failed, res=-279

Introduction Secure communication failed with error Ecomms: Startup failed, res=-279 when using the default builds for fnpssl static version, how to fix it? Instructions With ls_secure_comms = 1; in vendor c file and using the default builds if gett...

mrathinam Revenera Moderator Apr 08, 2024

libfnpssl OpenSSL Secure communication SSL

CVE-2024-2658: FlexNet Publisher potential local privilege escalation issue

Summary A potential vulnerability has been identified in FlexNet Publisher affecting versions prior to 2024 R1 (11.19.6.0). This issue may allow local privilege escalation due to an uncontrolled search path element. We advise customers to upgrade the...

cvirata Revenera Community Admin Mar 22, 2024

Security Advisory

Token Based Licensing

Vendor-defined is an optional modifier which is Used for publisher-defined entitlement such as token based. LM_A_CHECKOUT_DATA is a crucial part to make this work. Token-based licensed vendor daemons, the checkouts/checkins are based on tokens inste...

by jyadav Flexera Alumni Jan 22, 2024

LM_A_CHECKOUT_DATA token token based licensing

FlexNet Licensing error:-16,287

Question How to fix the error FlexNet Licensing error:-16,287 Answer To fix this error, make sure to open traffic/allow in the firewall for both LMGRD and Vendor daemon port. More Information Both error relates to the unavailability of reading the d...

mrathinam Revenera Moderator Sep 29, 2023

-16 287 FlexNet Licensing error :-16 port

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New to FlexNet Publisher and not sure where to start? Then this article is for you! In this guide, we outline your next steps in order to have a successful journey with the FlexNet Publisher product. Obtain Your Producer Information Upon purchasing FlexNet Publisher, you should have received two emails from Revenera: Order Confirmation email: This email not only contains your organization's order information, but it also contains your organization's [Account ID] and [Product ID] details required to register for the Revenera Community. Note: Registering on the Revenera Community with your Account ID and Product ID, as well as approved access to the Product and License Center, is mandatory to download the FlexNet Publisher product and its resources. Production Keys email: This email contains your organization's producer information (vendor and vendor keys) required to build your FlexNet Publisher licensed application and other licensing components. Access the Product and Other Product Resources 1. Register for the Revenera Community Using the Account ID and Product ID details from the order confirmation email, sign up for the Revenera Community. Check out our Welcome to the Revenera Community help article for more information. 2. Get access to the Product and License Center If you are the original recipient of the order confirmation email, you were automatically designated your organization's Product and License Center Administrator (PLC Admin). With the PLC Admin role, you can manage Product and License Center access for your team members once they sign up for the community. This can be done using the Product and License Center User Administration page. If you were not the original recipient of the order confirmation email, you will need to sign up for the community and request access from your PLC Admin. If you do not know who in your organization has the PLC Admin role, please contact Revenera Technical Support for assistance. 3. Download the product Once you've gained access to the Product and License Center, navigate to Product List -> FlexNet Licensing -> FlexNet Publisher. From here you can download the FlexNet Publisher local license server and toolkit by platform. 4. Access product documentation Download the FlexNet Publisher Documentation Library file for developer related documentation. This is available on the Product and License Center under Product List -> FlexNet Licensing -> FlexNet Publisher -> FlexNet Publisher Documentation. For license server administration documentation, visit the FlexNet Publisher section of the Documentation Site. Prepare Your Build Environment Follow the instructions in the following documents to install your FlexNet Publisher toolkit and prepare your development environment: FlexNet Publisher Installation Guide FlexNet Publisher Development Environment Guide These guides are included in the FlexNet Publisher Documentation Library file. Stay Up to Date Be sure to subscribe to the FlexNet Publisher News blog to receive product release and other important notifications. You can also subscribe to the Software Monetization Release Schedule* to keep track of upcoming FlexNet Publisher releases. *Note: Requires community login Learn More or Get Help The Revenera Community offers a variety of resources to learn about the FlexNet Publisher product: Search the FlexNet Publisher Knowledge Base for how-to, faq, and problem type articles. The Revenera Learning Center* current hosts several recordings from our live customer events. In the future, the learning center will host our FlexNet Publisher training videos. If you run into a problem or have questions, you can use the following resources: Post a question on the FlexNet Publisher Forum* and learn from your peers and other FlexNet Publisher product experts. Open a new case online using the Get Support -> Open New Case* form. *Note: Requires community login

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