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Q11. End-User Options File

Please refer to the End-User manual for a general discussion of the End-User Options file. Only exceptional or undocumented questions are answered here.

Q11.1 How do I enable the Options file?

Add a path to your Options file to the DAEMON line in the license file:

Before: DAEMON demo /usr/flexlm/demo

After: DAEMON demo /usr/flexlm/demo /usr/flexlm/options

Q11.2 Why doesn't TIMEOUT work?

TIMEOUT only works if the application developer specifically supports it. By default, it doesn't work. Often, it's a difficult feature to support, since the application has to determine when it's `idle', and this is sometimes non-trivial to determine.

Q11.3 Is the Options GROUP the same as a Unix group (/etc/groups)?

No. GROUPs are defined in the Options file, and are unrelated to Unix groups.

Q11.4 I need to have more users in a GROUP - how can I get around the 240 character limitation?

Upgrade to v4.0 vendor daemons. They support \ line continuation character, and a GROUP line of up to 2K.

Q11.5 I need a GROUP of hosts, not users.

Upgrade to v4.0 vendor daemons, where HOST_GROUP is supported.

Q11.6 What is REPORTLOG for?

It's used by FLEXadmin to give an accurate report of historical usage. It's not intended for any other use.

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