Command line interface
In addition to conventional usage through the user interface, it is possible to activate the license manager through Command Prompt. This interface allows requesting licenses, returning specific licenses, and returning all borrowed licenses to the server pool.
This can be useful for building automation, for example, to automatically return borrowed licenses at the end of the day when shutting down the computer. Returning all licenses to the pool automatically ensures licenses are available for colleagues who may continue working.
To request a single license:
Use following pattern to request an individual license from the license server pool:
license_manager.exe <version> <duration> <application>
Example of a command requesting version 24 TerraScan license from the pool for 2 days:
license_manager.exe 024 2 scan
To request multiple licenses:
Use following pattern to request multiple licenses from the license server pool:
license_manager.exe <version> <duration> <application>+<application>+...+<application>
Example of a command requesting version 24 TerraScan, and Terraphoto license from the pool for 2 days:
license_manager.exe 024 2 scan+photo
To return a single license:
Use following pattern to return an individual license to the license server pool:
license_manager.exe return <application>
Example of a command returning the active TerraScan license:
license_manager.exe return scan
To return all licenses:
Use following command to return all licenses to the license server pool:
license_manager.exe return all
