How do I stop and restart the License Server?

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If you need to uninstall or upgrade the product on the machine being used as a license server, you will need to stop the license server before proceeding and start the license server again after you are done.

This procedure must be done using the configuration tools of your operating system, so the process can vary. See the options below to find the solution that works best for your setup.

Option 1: Stopping and restarting the License Server on Windows via the graphical user interface

  1. Open the Start menu, and in the Programs List select Windows Administrative Tools > Services.
  2. Scroll down to the service named ToonBoomLicense.
  3. Right-click on the service and select Stop.
  4. To restart the service again, right-click on the service and select Start.

Option 2: Stopping and restarting the License Server via a command prompt or terminal (all OS’s)

Type the following commands (OS specific) in a command prompt or terminal to stop/start the license server.

WINDOWS (In a command prompt with administrator privileges)
Stop Command:> NET STOP ToonBoomLicense
Start Command:> NET START ToonBoomLicense
macOS (In a Terminal)
Stop Command:$ sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.toonboom.LicenseServer.plist
Start Command:$ sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.toonboom.LicenseServer.plist
GNU/LINUX (In a Terminal)
Stop Command:$ sudo service toonboom_flexlm stop 
Or
$ sudo systemctl stop toonboom_flexlm
Start Command:$ sudo service toonboom_flexlm start 
Or
$ sudo systemctl start toonboom_flexlm

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