This topic provides information on the various silent processing options available for the ArcGIS License Manager.
These commands apply to all platforms.
From the command line, change directory to the license manager installation location. The default on Windows is C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\License10.3\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 10.3 -lif "c:\temp\<*.prvs>" or $ ./SoftwareAuthorizationLS -s -ver 10.3 -lif path/to/file on Linux. 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 10.3 -lif "C:\Temp\<*.prvs>" -out "C:\Temp\authorize.txt"
For Linux use:
$ ./SoftwareAuthorizationLS -s -ver 10.3 -lif path/to/file -out
Deauthorizing silently:
To deauthorize all licenses from the machine, run softwareauthorizationls.exe -s -return all. For Linux, this is $ ./SoftwareAuthorizationLS -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).
For Linux use:
$ ./SoftwareAuthorizationLS -s -return EFLxxxxxxxxx-1010,EFLxxxxxxxxx-1010.
Upgrading licenses silently (applies only when moving from 10.0 licenses to 10.1-10.3 and 10.3.1):
To upgrade all licenses on the machine from 10.0 to 10-1-10.3, run softwareauthorizationls.exe -s -upgrade all. On Linux use $ ./SoftwareAuthorizationLS -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
For Linux use:
$ ./SoftwareAuthorizationLS -s -upgrade EFLxxxxxxxxx,EFLxxxxxxxxx