Checking a license back in early...

[jelston]

Saw this in the FlexNet end user agreement
Returning a Borrowed License Early
To return a borrowed license early, first reconnect the borrowing system back to the network
and then, from the same machine that initiated the borrowing, issue the command:
lmborrow -return [-fqdn][-c license_file_list] [-c display] feature
where:
-fqdn Directs lmborrow to access the borrowing system
using its fully qualified host name. Use this option if
the license was borrowed based on the fully qualified
host name, rather than the relative distinguished name.
Use lmstat to determine the format of the host name
used when the license was borrowed.
Chapter 7 - License Administration Tools
lmborrow
FLEXnet Licensing End User Guide 77
Returning the license early has the effect of clearing the LM_BORROW setting for the vendor
daemon that serves the returned license.
If the borrowing system is not placed back on the network before attempting the early return,
the license is not returned and LM_BORROW is kept intact. Additionally, an error message is
issued to the end user with notification that the system needs to be connected to the network.
FLEXNET LICENSING VERSION NOTES

 

[looslib]

That is how it is suppossed to work.


However, PTC has a bug in the borrow code and they warn you that licenses may not be checked in early.

 

[dh138]

yeah it's supposed to work that way. i had an issue where a client borrowed 8 licenses. they had a total of 9 for that group. needless to say that was a bad week.