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looslib

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We have subscriptions to AutoCAD and have decided to put them all on a different server than they were on last year.
How do I go into AutoCAD and tell it to use the new server instead of the old one?

With other software using FlexLM, I have a file that contains the license server port@name and I only have to change the name and relaunch the app.I cannot find a file in the AutoCAD install folders that holds this configuration setting. I looked by date as the software was loaded a few months ago but I only used it for the first time the other day.

Any help or pointers would be appreciated.

"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."

Ben Loosli
 
Since no one answered, I did some further digging.
The license file location is in a registry key.

To change the server that AutoCAD looks for, run RegEdit and change the ADSKFLEX_LICENSE_FILE key located in Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FLEXlm License Manager

"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."

Ben Loosli
 
Thank you Looslib,
For coming back and supplying the resolution when we couldn't.
I hope that I never need to know this information.
But if I do...

 
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