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Licensing from the Linux Command Line

To activate a single-fixed license with your serial number

  • Run:

    • ./fmelicensingassistant --serial <serial-number>

To get your serial number, see the confirmation e-mail you received after purchasing FME Desktop.

To activate a single-fixed license with a trial code

  1. Visit http://www.safe.com/evaluation/index.php
  2. Run:

    3. ./fmelicensingassistant --trial <trial-license-code>

To activate a license file provided by Safe Software

  1. Complete steps 1-3 under Installing a License File Provided by Safe Software.

    2. Note: To obtain the registration key, navigate to the FME Desktop installation folder and run:

    ./fmelicensingassistant --key

  2. Run:

    3. ./fmelicensingassistant --file <filename>

To configure FME Desktop to use a floating license

  1. Complete steps 1-5 under Installing a Floating License on Linux.
  2. Run:

    3. ./fmelicensingassistant --floating <server>[:<port>] <FME-Edition>

    Note: For information about specifying <FME-Edition>, see Specifying the FME Edition to Use.

To configure FME Desktop to use a three-server redundant floating license

  1. Complete steps 1-3 under Installing a Three-Server Redundant Floating License Server on Linux
  2. Run:

    3. ./fmelicensingassistant --floating <master-node-server>[:<port>] <FME-Edition>

    Note: For information about specifying <FME-Edition>, see Specifying the FME Edition to Use.