Commands Reference, Volume 1

chlicense Command

Purpose

Changes the number of fixed licenses and the status of the floating licensing of the system.

Syntax

chlicense [ -u License] [ -f {on | off}]

Note: At least one flag must be specified with the chlicense command.

There are two types of user licensing: fixed and floating. Fixed licensing is always enabled and the number of licenses can be changed using -u flag of the chlicense command. Floating licensing is enabled or disabled using the -f flag.

Flags

Note: At least one flag must be specified with the chlicense command.

-f	Changes the status of the floating licensing of the system. The status must be either on or off. The status of on enables the floating licensing and off disables the floating licensing. The -f flag is optional.
-u License	Changes the number of fixed licenses on a system. The value of License must be a number greater than 0. The -u flag is optional.

Examples

To enable the floating licensing for the system, enter:
```
chlicense -f on
```
To disable the floating licensing for the system, enter:
```
chlicense -f off
```
To change the number of fixed licenses to 125 and to enable floating licensing on the system, enter:
```
chlicense -u 125 -f on
```

Related Information

The lslicense and monitord daemon.