SCO licensing question...

[Brian K. White]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Esak" <john at valar.com>
To: "Fplist (E-mail)" <filepro-list at seaslug.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 11:18 PM
Subject: OT: SCO licensing question...


>
> So, JP won't yell at me for using this list instead of a SCO-specific
> list...
>
> JP (or anyone),
>
> I'm moving a SCO OpenServer 5.x license from one machine to another.
> Shutting down the old machine. The FRESH install asks for license# and
> license code.  I have license number, say as an example 2CE001234, the
> license code I have on file for this number though is something like
> occpgqyymrv.  When I attempt to put in this number it is too long. The
> screen only accepts so many letters. When I truncate to that size, no go,
> the license is not accepted.
>
> So, I've copied the license code incorrectly from my certificate... who
> knows where that is, maybe on the shelf at Nexus, there's no telling.  Can 
> I
> find out the proper license code to go with a license number I know is
> correct?  Am I just out of luck for this license number?
>
> On Monday, I will call SCO... just wondering if there is any mechanism on
> the web to show me my licenses and codes. Pretty good stretch, huh?

grep "^IQM_SERIAL_NUMBER" /var/adm/ISL/iqm_file
grep "^IQM_ACTIVATION_KEY" /var/adm/ISL/iqm_file

That just gets you the base OS and 5 users. no extra users or cpu's or other 
addons.


Also, If the two boxes are on the same lan or vpn then you want to block 
them from seeing each other via udp port 488
by creating /etc/ipf.conf with at least these two lines, edited as necessary 
for your nic device name(s)
Do this ideally on both boxes, but if theres only two boxes then either one 
should be enough.
---
# block license manager from complaining about backup/retired box
block in quick on net0 proto tcp/udp from any to any port = 488
block out quick on net0 proto tcp/udp from any to any port = 488
---

Then make the file get read at boot by:
cp /etc/init.d/ipfnat /etc/rc2.d/S86ipfnat

Make it active between now and next reboot by:
/etc/init.d/ipfnat start

Otherwise the licence manager on one or the other box will disable itself 
making the box unuseable, and the unlucky box might be the big main 
important live one!

Oh right, you probably don't see mail from me. Oh well. :)

Brian K. White  --  brian at aljex.com  --  http://www.aljex.com/bkw/
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