Summary

This article discusses how to set the maximum licenses for a single feature a user or group can use.

Synopsis

How do you restrict a user/group so they can only use a particular number of licenses for a given feature making sure that others can still use licenses?

Discussion

This can be done by setting the restrictions in the End User Options file and it is detailed along with all of the other possible functionality in the FlexNet Licensing License Adminstration Guide.

MAX

This option applies to concurrent licenses held in license files and trusted storage.

MAX num_lic feature[:keyword=value] type {name | group_name}

Limits usage for a group or user.

Term Definitions

• mum_lic : Usage limit for this User or Group.
• feature : Feature or package this limit applies to.
• keyword=value : Feature name modifier to denote a group of licenses.
• type : One of USER, HOST, DISPLAY, INTERNET, PROJECT, GROUP or HOST_GROUP.
• name : Name of the item of type type for which usage is limited.
• group_name : Name of the gropu to limit. Group names are case sensitive.

For example, to limit the user jan to five licenses for feature f1, include the following line in the option file:

MAX 5 f1 USER jan

Queuing when Limit Defined by MAX is Reached

For vendor daemons version 10.8.x where x is greater than 7 and vendor daemons version 11.6.1 or greater, requests for licenses when the maximum has been reached will be queued if queuing is allowed by the application.