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"This copy of InstallAnywhere could not be registered using the node locked licensing file specified." Error Occurs Due to InstallAnywhere Running Under a Different Admin Account.

Summary

This article discusses how to resolve the error: "This copy of InstallAnywhere could not be registered using the node locked licensing file specified." Due to InstallAnywhere Running Under a Different Admin Account.

Symptoms

When attempting to launch InstallAnywhere the following error occurs: This copy of InstallAnywhere could not be registered using the node locked licensing file specified. Please check if the license file specified at <PATH TO LICENSE.LIC> is a valid license file for this node.

Cause

InstallAnywhere application is running under a different admin account.

Resolution

Make sure to run the application under the same administrator user account in which the license was initially registered with.
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"This copy of InstallAnywhere could not be registered using the node locked licensing file specified." Error Occurs Due to InstallAnywhere Running Under a Different Admin Account.