Re: Breakdown of IDL 5.3 license manager after Update Inux

[Paul van Delst <pvandelst(at)ncep.noaa.gov>]

Harald von der Osten-Woldenburg wrote:
> 
> Dear Specialists
> 
> help help help...
> 
> several days ago I have received my update from IDL 5.0 to 5.3 for Linux
> with the license-file, and just before it's installation I have updated
> my Linux OS SuSE 6.0 --> 6.3
> 
> But now the license manager says that the HostID of my computer has
> changed to:
> 
> > lmhostid - Copyright (C) 1989-1999 Globetrotter Software, Inc.
> > The FLEXlm host ID of this machine is ""
> >
> 
> and of course I can only work in demo mode.
> 
> Is there anybody out there who has made the same experiences? What can
> or must I do - I have no idea any more, just some more grey hairs...
>

That happened (still does) when I take out my network card on my laptop.
The lmhostid gets it unique number from there. You pop out the card - no
lmhostid and IDL doesn't work. Neither does anything else that requires
the hostid (licensed compilers for e.g.).

If this is your problem then I hope you just have to stick your card
back in. If this is your problem and your card _is_ in, then maybe it is
not configured correctly for the OS upgrade.

cheers,

paulv-- 
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