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Installation procedure

For Windows

  1. Install the FlexNet license server manager.

    We highly recommend running the FlexNet license server (lmadmin) as a service (on Windows).

    As a result, the server can start automatically after the machine boots. Starting the server manually is not user-friendly – there is no GUI for this action.

    If your operating system is Windows, you only need to select the Run as a service check box when prompted during the lmadmin installation.

    Selecting to run the FlexNet license server as a Windows service

    For the instructions on how to create a daemon, refer to Automatic Start in:

  2. Place the vendor daemon - Cameo into the FlexNet server install folder. If you use lmadmin, do the following:

    1. Open the FlexNet server installation folder.

    2. In the open folder, create the licenses\cameo folder.

    3. Place the vendor daemon in <FlexNet server installation folder>\licenses\cameo.
      Placing the Vendor daemon Cameo to the FlexNet installation folder

      Note that all files in FNPLicenseServerManager must have read/write permissions. lmadmin or cameo daemon may not start even if a log file or cameo daemon does not have r/w permissions.

      Use this command to set permissions for all files within the directory recursively.

      chmod -R 755 FNPLicenseServerManager

  3. Start the server by running the lmadmin file from the FlexNet server installation directory.

For Linux

  1. Install the FlexNet license server manager.

    We highly recommend running the FlexNet license server (lmadmin) as a daemon (on OS X or Linux).

    As a result, the server can start automatically after the machine boots. Starting the server manually is not user-friendly – there is no GUI for this action.

    For the instructions on how to create a daemon, refer to Automatic Start in:

  2. Place the vendor daemon - Cameo into the FlexNet server install folder. If you use lmadmin, do the following:

    1. Open the FlexNet server installation folder.

      For OS X and Linux users

      If you don't have permission to open the FlexNet server installation folder, execute the following command from the root:

      • On OS X
        chmod g+x FNPLicenseServerManager/
        chmod –R g+w ./*

      • On Linux

        chmod g+x FNPLicenseServerManager/
    2. In the open folder, create the licenses\cameo folder.

    3. Place the vendor daemon in <FlexNet server installation folder>\licenses\cameo.

  3. Start the server by running the lmadmin file from the FlexNet server installation directory.


If you come across any issues while installing/running the software, please refer to Troubleshooting.