Hi guys, I'm totally lost here I downloaded the apprentices version of Houdini and tried to run it but the server will not allow me a license nore will it accept a manually generated one comes back with an error on line 3 and line 5 totally lost here what can I do? I'm regestered and all and as I mentioned I did the web page attempt to generate the 5 lines of code.

Please help

can you run the Lic Manager and get the License Diagnostics?….something in there might help….

well the app will still not load but the server seems to be active now????
anyway here is the info…

Diagnostic Output:
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If you are having licensing problems, please save this information and email it
to support@sidefx.com.

License Administrator output:
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Generated on: Mon Sep 22 22:29:38 2003
Local host name: RICHARD
Local server code: fe84d70d
Local ip address: 127.0.0.1
License server name: richard
License server server code: fe84d70d
Server ip address: 127.0.0.1
License server is running: Yes
Has SERVER license: Yes
License server version: 6.1.128
May modify server from this machine: Yes
License Administrator version: 6.1.128
Http proxy host: (none)
Using standalone mode: Yes
Can retrieve http://license.sidefx.com/index.php: [license.sidefx.com] Yes

Installed licenses:
LicID Platform Product Ver Avail Expiry
—– ——– ——- — —– ——

sesictrl -i output:
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—– SERVER richard ——–



hserver -l output:
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Hostname: RICHARD
Uptime: 2 days, 8:05:29
License Server: richard
Server Version: sesinetd6.1.128
Version: Houdini6.1.128
ReadAccess: +.+.+.*
WriteAccess: +.+.+.*

107 of 255 Mb available
CPU Usage: 2% load
0 active tasks (1 slots)



licenses file:
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## Side Effects Software License File
#
# For license information, please contact:
# Side Effects Software Inc.
# 477 Richmond St. West, Suite 1001
# Toronto, Ontario, Canada
# M5V 3E7
# licensemanager@sidefx.com
# http://www.sidefx.com [sidefx.com]
#
# NOTE: This file may be modified by the licensee
#

# Key installed 21:55:08 09/22/03
SERVER richard fe84d70d e50e96097fe31b0f25fe84c1f3af50a96a4440c1396e51

just tried to install lic and it returned error of invalid email or password totally weard

Your local ip adress is 127.0.0.1. This is usually reserved for the loopback adapter @ localhost

Do you have a NIC installed? you need one to run houdini. I fyou do it needs to be setup correctly

Run a search for license related threads. There's quite a bit of useful info around that u can use