Summary

Bad message command. / FlexNet Licensing error:-140,10006

Question

What causes the lmutil Error : Bad message command. / FLEXnet Licensing error:-140,10006?

Answer

There is a BUG in 11.9 and 11.9.1 lmutil where the above error occurs. It does not occur in 11.8 lmutil. Here is an example:

BUG: IOC-000086279

Use older version 11.8 or lower of lmutil.exe


OUTPUT of lmutil using 11.8, 11.8, 11.9.1
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C:\Documents and Settings\mwaliullah\Desktop\FNP_11.8_CLEAN\i86_n3>lmutil_11.8.exe lmdiag -c counted.lic
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lmutil_11.8 - Copyright (c) 1989-2009 Flexera Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved
.
FLEXnet diagnostics on Mon 1/17/2011 09:33

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License file: counted.lic
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"f11" v1.0, vendor: MWALI
License server: SC-MOHAMMADW
floating license starts: 1-jan-1990, no expiration date

Requests from the same USER do not consume a new license

This license can be checked out
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C:\Documents and Settings\mwaliullah\Desktop\FNP_11.8_CLEAN\i86_n3>lmutil_11.9.exe lmdiag -c counted.lic
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lmutil_11.9 - Copyright (c) 1989-2010 Flexera Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved
.
FLEXnet diagnostics on Mon 1/17/2011 09:34

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License file: counted.lic
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"f11" v1.0, vendor: MWALI
License server: SC-MOHAMMADW
floating license starts: 1-jan-1990, no expiration date

Requests from the same USER do not consume a new license

This license cannot be checked out because:
Bad message command.
Feature: f11
License path: counted.lic;
FLEXnet Licensing error:-140,10006
For further information, refer to the FLEXnet Licensing documentation,
available at "www.flexerasoftware.com".
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C:\Documents and Settings\mwaliullah\Desktop\FNP_11.8_CLEAN\i86_n3>lmutil_11.9.1.exe lmdiag -c counted.lic
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lmutil_11.9.1 - Copyright (c) 1989-2010 Flexera Software, Inc. All Rights Reserv
ed.
FLEXnet diagnostics on Mon 1/17/2011 09:34

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License file: counted.lic
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"f11" v1.0, vendor: MWALI
License server: SC-MOHAMMADW
floating license starts: 1-jan-1990, no expiration date

Requests from the same USER do not consume a new license

This license cannot be checked out because:
Bad message command.
Feature: f11
License path: counted.lic;
FLEXnet Licensing error:-140,10006
For further information, refer to the FLEXnet Licensing documentation,
available at "www.flexerasoftware.com".

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Expected Result:
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lmutil should not fail with error Bad message command and FLEXnet Licensing error:-140,10006

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Workaround (if any)
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Use older version 11.8 or lower of lmutil.exe