Activating Fixed Licenses on Headless Machines in Silent Mode

The command-line License Manager can install licenses in silent mode.

1. Download the License Manager from the SmartBear website.

   Note:

   The License Manager requires Java 12. You can use Java shipped with ReadyAPI or download the required version from https://jdk.java.net/archive/.

2. Open license-manager.bat (or the .sh file on Linux and macOS) in any text editor.

3. Add the required system properties to the JAVA_OPTS variable. Here are the properties you need to specify:

   • licenseFilePath – the path to the license file.

   • firstName – your first name.

   • lastName – your last name.

   • email – your email.

   How to modify the .bat file

   How to modify the .bat fileHide

   In the .bat file, insert the needed properties line before the START label. For example:

   .bat

   .bat

   set JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% ...
   set JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -DlicenseFilePath=c:\work\soapUI-license-83262bd2-7e0d-4ae8-bfd3-97d24ef22386-1.key -DfirstName=John -DlastName=Smith -Demail=example@mail.com
   :START

   How to modify the .sh file

   How to modify the .sh fileHide

   In the .sh file, insert the needed properties before exporting the JAVA_OPTS variable. For example:

   .sh

   .sh

   JAVA_OPTS="$JAVA_OPTS ...
   JAVA_OPTS="$JAVA_OPTS -DlicenseFilePath=c:\work\soapUI-license-83262bd2-7e0d-4ae8-bfd3-97d24ef22386-1.key -DfirstName=John -DlastName=Smith -Demail=example@mail.com"
   export JAVA_OPTS

4. Run the License Manager script file with the -c option:

   • For example, if you use Java shipped with ReadyAPI, perform the following commands:

     cd <ReadyAPI directory>\jre\bin
     <path to license manager>\license-manager.bat -c

   • If you use Java 12 installed in your operating system, perform the following command:

     license-manager.bat -c

The License Manager will activate the specified license. You will not have to perform any additional actions.

See Also

Headless Machines