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\LicenseManager\bin or C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\LicenseManager\bin for 32-bit machines.
Adding a -verbose switch at the end of the commands will display progress and error messages in the command window.
Authorizing silently:
In the case of 10.1-10.7 version licenses, use: softwareauthorizationls.exe -s -ver 10.7 -lif "c:\temp\<*.prvs>" or $ ./SoftwareAuthorizationLS -s -ver 10.7 -lif path/to/file on Linux. This command can also be used with *.resps files when authorizing offline. *.prvc and *.respc file types are used when authorizing single use ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Engine, Esri CityEngine, and ArcGIS Pro licenses.
Creating an authorize.txt file for offline authorization:
softwareauthorizationls.exe -s -ver 10.7 -lif "C:\Temp\<*.prvs>" -out "C:\Temp\authorize.txt"
For Linux use:
$ ./SoftwareAuthorizationLS -s -ver 10.7 -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.