Managing the Options File

The options file enables the license administrator to control various operating parameters within the constraints of the license model. Users are identified by their user name, host name, display, IP address, or PROJECT (which is set with the LM_PROJECT environment variable).

For concurrent (floating) licenses, the license administrator can:

Allow the use of features
Deny the use of features
Reserve licenses

The concurrent licenses can be held either in license files or in fulfillment records within trusted storage.

For activatable licenses, the license administrator can:

Allow activation of licenses in a specific fulfillment record
Deny activation of licenses in a specific fulfillment record

For all licenses, the license administrator can:

Restrict the number of licenses available
Control the amount of information logged about license usage
Enable a report log file
Control the automatic rereading of licenses

Options files enable you, as the license administrator, to be as secure or open with licenses as you like.

Lines in the options file are limited to 4000 characters. The \ character is the line-continuation character.

 

Note:The following lists changes in the options file for FlexNet Publisher versions:

PROJECT identification (set by LM_PROJECT) in options file was introduced in the version 7.0 vendor daemon.
Option file control for licenses held in fulfillment records in trusted storage was introduced in the 11.3 vendor daemon.
AUTOMATIC_REREAD keyword introduced in the version 11.7 vendor daemon.
Keywords EXCLUDEALL_ENTITLEMENT and INCLUDEALL_ENTITLEMENT were introduced in FlexNet Publisher version 11.15.0.