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Bypassing the JewelSuite Licensing Wizard: registry configuration

The license configuration can be pushed to client machines as part of an automated deployment, without running the Licensing Wizard interactively. The Licensing Wizard reads and writes the following registry value:

Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FLEXlm License Manager
Value Type: REG_SZ (String)
Value Name: joa_LICENSE_FILE
Value Data: port@servername or a path to a .lic file

This registry value can be set by any standard Windows deployment mechanism, including Group Policy preferences, Microsoft Intune, SCCM, or a logon script. In environments where multiple users share a machine, setting this value via Group Policy User Configuration ensures each user account gets the correct setting automatically.

Example Registry Editor import file (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FLEXlm License Manager]
"joa_LICENSE_FILE"="10000@LicServer1"

Replace LicServer1 with the hostname of your license server and 10000 with the port configured on the SERVER line of your license file.

Options file

The FlexNet options file allows the license server administrator to control server behaviour, including restricting or reserving features for specific users or groups, setting the maximum borrow duration, and configuring logging detail. The options file is referenced by the OPTIONS= argument on the DAEMON line of the license file.

The options file and its full syntax are documented in the FlexNet License Administrator Guide (FlexNet license administrator guide.pdf), which is included in the JewelSuite license server package.

For questions, contact the support department at SoftwareSupport@bakerhughes.com.