[Info-vax] Hobbyist license expiry and transition to new license

[Dymaxion Development]

On Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 5:18:22 AM UTC-4, Volker Halle wrote:
> John, 
> 
> I'm pretty sure, that OpenVMS does not 're-evaluate' licenses at runtime. Licenses (marked active in the license database) are loaded at startup time or with manual LICENSE LOAD commands. 
> 
> Try this: 
> 
> $ SHOW LIC/BR 
> 
> Does the NEW license have the same attributes shown as the OLD expiring license ? If not, you would need to provide more information. 
> 
> If so, disable the old expiring license in the license database after first finding it's authoriation number with $ LIC LIS/FULL <license-name>. Then $ LICENSE DISABLE/AUTH=xxx <license-name> 
> 
> Then do a LIC UNLOAD <license-name> followed by a LICENSE LOAD <license-name> 
> 
> Volker.

One small different is that the old one is called OPENVMS-HOBBYIST, has 0 units and an expiry date of Jan-2022, the new one is OPENVMS-I64-FOE and 1 unit and no expiry date. Given the other responses, I don't think I have anything to do. If I leave everything as is, they will once a week until the end of Dec get a notice that the HOBBYIST license will expire soon. On Jan 1st/2022, it will be automatically disabled. The new license which is marked as ENABLED will be used automatically is my understanding.