The license server can generate a usage log file. The information is recorded in the log file one entry per line in the following format:
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
|
Server-LFE |
Customer-defined log file encryption level as specified by the license server -lfe option. |
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License-LFE |
Vendor-defined log file encryption level. If this is non-zero, it overrides the Server-LFE. |
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Date |
The date the entry was made, in the format: Day-of-week Month Day Time (hh:mm:ss) Year |
|
Time-stamp |
The time stamp of the entry. |
|
Feature |
Name of the feature. |
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Ver |
Version of the feature. |
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Trans |
The transaction type. 0 indicates an issue, 1 a denial, and 2 a release. |
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Numkeys |
The number of licenses in use after the current request/release. (Encrypted if encryption level is set to 3 or 4.) |
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Keylife |
How long, in seconds, the license was issued. Only applicable after a license release. |
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User |
The user name of the application associated with the entry. |
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Host |
The host name of the application associated with the entry. |
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LSver |
The version of the Sentinel RMS Development Kit license server. |
|
Currency |
The number of licenses handled during the transaction. (Encrypted if encryption level is set to 3 or 4.) |
|
Comment |
The text passed in by the licensed application. |
A typical entry might appear as:
# Startup Sentinel RMS Development Kit v7.00 Fri Aug 13 17:33:31 1999 934590811 jsmith 140 4294489039
2 0 MTI1 Fri Aug 13 17:33:33 1999 934590813 99 v 0 1 0 jsmith jsmith 7.00 1 - MA== 754986 OTM1MzQ1Nzk5
2 0 MTI1 Fri Aug 13 17:33:33 1999 934590813 99 v 2 0 0 jsmith jsmith 7.00 1 - MQ== 905242 MTY2MDIyOA==
# Shutdown Sentinel RMS Development Kit v7.00 Fri Aug 13 17:33:34 1999 934590814 jsmith 4294489039 Mg== 2058783
Here are what the fields in the first entry mean, reading from left to right
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
|
2 |
(Server-LFE) Customer-defined log file encryption is set to level 2. |
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0 |
(License-LFE) 0 means the vendor set the log file encryption to customer-defined. |
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Fri Aug 13 17:33:33 1999 |
(Date) Date the license transaction was made. |
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934590813 |
(Time-stamp) Time-stamp of the transaction record. |
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99 v |
(Feature/Ver) Feature name 99 and no version. |
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0 |
(Trans) License was granted. |
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1 |
(Numkeys) 1 token was in use after the request. |
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0 |
(Keylife) Only applicable for a license release. |
|
jsmith |
(User) The user requesting the license was jsmith. |
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jsmith |
(Host) The host name of the computer on which the license request was made is also named jsmith. |
|
7.00 |
(LSver) This log file is for a version 7.00 Sentinel RMS Development Kit license server. |
|
1 |
(Currency) Only 1 license was handled in this transaction. |