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ERROR (LMF-02096)

CB202409064221
CB202409064221 5 months ago

Received a new trial license and once replaced the file i got this error when i try to start Virtuoso

ERROR (LMF-02096): License call failed for feature 111, version 6.180 and quantity 1. The license server search path is defined as license.dat. The FLEXnet error message is as follows, FLEXnet ERROR(-96, 0, 0): License server machine is down or not responding. Run 'lic_error LMF-02096' for more information..
ERROR (ELI-00138) Failed to launch application because license '111' cannot be checked out.

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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett 5 months ago

    Please contact customer support (use the case menu after logging into ASK to submit a case) (or contact whoever sent you the "trial license"). Something is not set up correctly or your license server is not working. Debugging this in a community forum isn't really viable.

    Andrew

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