Silent Authorization Commands
This topic provides information on the various silent processing options available for the ArcGIS License Manager.
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The following options can also be used to authorize the Desktop and Engine software with single-use licenses on the individual machines by using softwareauthorization.exe (found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ArcGIS\bin) with *.prvc files, instead of softwareauthorizationls.exe as detailed below.
From the command line, change directory to the license manager installation location. The default on Windows is C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\License10.2\bin.
Adding a -verbose switch at the end of the commands will display progress and error messages in the command window.
Authorizing silently:
softwareauthorizationls.exe -s -ver 10.2 -lif "c:\temp\<*.prvs>". This command can also be used with *.resps files when authorizing offline. Use *.prvc and *.respc when authorizing single-use Desktop or Engine licenses.
Creating an authorize.txt file for offline authorization:
softwareauthorizationls.exe -s -ver 10.2 -lif "C:\Temp\<*.prvs>" -out "C:\Temp\authorize.txt"
Deauthorizing silently:
To deauthorize all licenses from the machine, run softwareauthorizationls.exe -s -return all.
To deauthorize specific licenses from the machine, you need to enter in the specific authorization numbers that you would like to deauthorize. Run softwareauthorizationls.exe -s -return EFLxxxxxxxxx-1010,EFLxxxxxxxxx-1010 (where EFLxxxxxxxxx is the authorization code).
Upgrading licenses silently (applies only when moving from 10.0 licenses to 10.1-10.2):
To upgrade all licenses on the machine from 10.0 to 10-1-10.2, run softwareauthorizationls.exe -s -upgrade all.
To upgrade specific licenses from the machine, you need to enter in the specific authorization numbers. Run softwareauthorizationls.exe -s -upgrade EFLxxxxxxxxx,EFLxxxxxxxxx
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For silent deauthorization of 10.0 licenses only, remove the '-1010' from the example given.