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CFD Student License installation error

lkwenda
lkwenda over 1 year ago

Hello, 

I've been trying to get started with installing the cfd student software as instructed by the license file I received. Whenever I try to go to this website http://downloads.cadence.com i get a 403 error and Im not entirely sure how to solve this problem. 

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  • lkwenda
    lkwenda over 1 year ago

    I also tried running the license file and I got this error

    0:07:31 (lmgrd) -----------------------------------------------
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) Please Note:
    0:07:31 (lmgrd)
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) This log is intended for debug purposes only.
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) In order to capture accurate license
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) usage data into an organized repository,
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) please enable report logging. Use Flexera's
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) software license administration solution,
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) FlexNet Manager, to readily gain visibility
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) into license usage data and to create
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) insightful reports on critical information like
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) license availability and usage. FlexNet Manager
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) can be fully automated to run these reports on
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) schedule and can be used to track license
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) servers and usage across a heterogeneous
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) network of servers including Windows NT, Linux
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) and UNIX.
    0:07:31 (lmgrd)
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) -----------------------------------------------
    0:07:31 (lmgrd)
    0:07:31 (lmgrd)
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) Server's System Date and Time: Sun Nov 19 2023 00:07:31 Eastern Standard Time
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) pid 14656
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) SLOG: Summary LOG statistics is enabled.
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) license manager: can't initialize:Cannot find license file.
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) The license files (or license server system network addresses) attempted are
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) listed below. Use LM_LICENSE_FILE to use a different license file,
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) or contact your software provider for a license file.
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) Filename: "C:\flexlm\license.dat"
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) License Path: "C:\flexlm\license.dat"
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) FlexNet Licensing error:-1,359
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) System Error:2 No such file or directory
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) Using license file "C:\flexlm\license.dat"
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) Unable to kill lmgrd.exe. Please kill this manually by opening the Task manager and Killing the lmgrd.exe which are still running.

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    lkwenda over 1 year ago

    I also tried running the license file and I got this error

    0:07:31 (lmgrd) -----------------------------------------------
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) Please Note:
    0:07:31 (lmgrd)
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) This log is intended for debug purposes only.
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) In order to capture accurate license
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) usage data into an organized repository,
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) please enable report logging. Use Flexera's
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) software license administration solution,
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) FlexNet Manager, to readily gain visibility
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) into license usage data and to create
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) insightful reports on critical information like
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) license availability and usage. FlexNet Manager
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) can be fully automated to run these reports on
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) schedule and can be used to track license
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) servers and usage across a heterogeneous
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) network of servers including Windows NT, Linux
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) and UNIX.
    0:07:31 (lmgrd)
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) -----------------------------------------------
    0:07:31 (lmgrd)
    0:07:31 (lmgrd)
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) Server's System Date and Time: Sun Nov 19 2023 00:07:31 Eastern Standard Time
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) pid 14656
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) SLOG: Summary LOG statistics is enabled.
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) license manager: can't initialize:Cannot find license file.
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) The license files (or license server system network addresses) attempted are
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) listed below. Use LM_LICENSE_FILE to use a different license file,
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) or contact your software provider for a license file.
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) Filename: "C:\flexlm\license.dat"
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) License Path: "C:\flexlm\license.dat"
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) FlexNet Licensing error:-1,359
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) System Error:2 No such file or directory
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) Using license file "C:\flexlm\license.dat"
    0:07:31 (lmgrd) Unable to kill lmgrd.exe. Please kill this manually by opening the Task manager and Killing the lmgrd.exe which are still running.

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