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How do you configure IBM Rational ClearCase licensing to deny a user from obtaining a ClearCase license on Microsoft Windows, UNIX and Linux?
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Steps of how to deny a user to pull a Rational ClearCase license.
This can be done in the license database file, license.db, using the -nuser switch.
The license file can contain any number of –nuser lines, each of which specifies one or more users (by name or by numeric ID). The specified users cannot obtain a license and thus cannot use the product.
Note: The –user and –nuser lines can be intermixed. If a user is named in both kinds of lines, the first entry is used.
- On Windows, this is done in the ClearCase Properties applet:
- Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel, double-click the ClearCase icon, then select the Licensing tab
- Enter -nuser Domain/user_name after the -license declarations
- On UNIX or Linux:
- Edit the license.db in var/adm/atria or var/adm/rational/clearcase, depending on your ClearCase version.
- Enter -nuser user_name after the -license declarations.
Note: All lines in the license.db file must be terminated with a new line character (or Enter).
Note: All lines in the license.db file must be terminated with a new line character (or Enter).
Example (applicable to all operating systems):
-license ClearCase ATRIA *.1 NONE 1235678.12345678.02
-nuser user1
For more information on ClearCase licensing, see the IBM Rational ClearCase Administrator's Guide. If you need a soft copy, the cc_admin.pdf is available on any host with ClearCase installed located by default in:
- Windows: C:\Program Files\Rational\ClearCase\doc\books
- UNIX and Linux: /opt/rational/clearcase/doc/books
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