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Using lcommute

Your network administrator will give you instructions on where to find the lcommute utility. From the UNIX or MS-DOS operating system prompt, navigate to the location of lcommute, and type the lcommute command, specifying the appropriate options listed below.

The lcommute options are:

Option Description

-c

Specifies any of the following operation:

  • i  - for check-in
  • o - for check-out

-f

The feature name

-v

The feature version

-s

The license server name or IP address

-o

Specifies the commuter check-out mode:

  • n - for local check-out
  • r -  for remote check-out

-d

The number of days the license will be checked out for. Applicable to local or remote checkout only.

-l

The file path of the locking code of a remote machine. Applicable only in case of remote checkout. For details about obtaining locking code of the remote system, see Overview of Remotely Obtaining Commuter Licenses.

-a

The file path to save the remote authorization code. Applicable only in case of remote checkout. For details about installing a remote authorization code, see Overview of Remotely Obtaining Commuter Licenses.

-h

Displays the help.

All relevant command line options have to be specified at the same time. Here is an example of lcommute use:Suppose you want to locally checkout feature F1, version V1 from a license server having IP address 172.25.15.139 for 1 day.

Lcommute –c o –f F1 –v V1 –s 172.25.15.139 –o n –d 1

To check-in the same license,

Lcommute –c i –f F1 –v V1