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How to resolve License Server startup error "ERROR keystore validation failed. identity data has changed"

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How to resolve License Server startup error "ERROR keystore validation failed. identity data has changed"

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How to resolve License Server startup error "ERROR keystore validation failed. identity data has changed"
2016-04-07 13:29:35,634 INFO Starting FlexNet License Server 2016.03 (build 180349)
2016-04-07 13:29:35,634 INFO Copyright (C) 2013-2016 Flexera Software LLC.
2016-04-07 13:29:35,634 INFO All Rights Reserved.
2016-04-07 13:29:35,634 INFO Running as a service
2016-04-07 13:29:43,040 ERROR keystore validation failed. identity data has changed
2016-04-07 13:29:43,040 FATAL Unable to create database connection
2016-04-07 13:29:43,040 INFO Stopping FlexNet License Server

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This error indicates the identity was changed from what's expected (likely due to a different identity still residing in Trusted Storage). To resolve this, clean (overwrite or delete) the existing Trusted Storage, then use the new identity.
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How to resolve License Server startup error "ERROR keystore validation failed. identity data has changed"