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unable to select "Change License Server" (Vista 64 June 18, 2008, 10:44 a.m.

rafal
Btw, if it is not documented yet. Local licensing uses licenses.local file instead of “licenses”. And you can edit the $HH/Licensing.opt file to switch between sesinetd and local licensing.

Isn't this exactly where the Licensing.opt file should NOT be.

Imagine a networked installation with houdini on a single server mounted on mant workstations. In this case I may have some real production jobs running using central floating licences from a sesinetd machine tucked away in safety somewhere but want to have a couple of apprentice boxes for training. The last place I need the opt file is in the served root.

It should be either on a local machine or preferably in the user home so we can control it in a far more differentiated manner. Sort of like the $HOME/.sesi_licenses.pref