Specifications

lserv, lserv9x, lservnt - Start the License Server
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Options
Below is a list of the most commonly used options. For a complete list, see
“LSERVOPTS - Set License Server Options” on page 126 of “Appendix A -
Using Environment Variables to Configure a License Server.” We recommend
that you use the LSERVOPTS environment variable to make configuration
changes to the license server, since options used at license server startup are in
effect only until the license server is restarted.
For Windows NT/2000 only, the following system service options are also avail-
able:
Option Description
-z usage-log-file-
size
The maximum size of the usage log file. The size can be specified in
bytes, kilobytes, or megabytes. For instance, -z 2000 means 2000
bytes, -z 2k means 2 kilobytes, -z 2m means 2 megabytes. The
default value is 1 megabyte. Once the maximum size of the file is
reached, the license server will create a backup log file unless the -x
option has been used; the -x option causes the license server to sim-
ply stop logging transactions.
For information on log file backups, see “LSERVOPTS - Set License
Server Options” on page 126 of “Appendix A - Using Environment
Variables to Configure a License Server.”
-b For Windows 95/98, starts the license server as a background ser-
vice which will not be terminated when the computer user logs off.
The license server runs without displaying a window or message.
You must use the lsrvdown utility to stop the license server.
-x By default, on overflow of the usage log file, the file contents will be
moved into a backup file. New usage records are then written to the
original file until it overflows again. If the -x option is specified, the file
will not be backed up on overflow; instead the license server will sim-
ply stop writing further records to the file.
-q Quiet mode. When this option is specified, the license server will start
up quietly without displaying its banner. Unexpected conditions will
still be logged as usual. (UNIX only.)
Option Description
-H or -h Display list of lservnt options.
-X remove Remove the license server service.