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# lcommute - Checks In\Out Commuter Authorization

Your network administrator will give you instructions on where to find the lcommute utility. From the UNIX or MS-DOS operating system prompt, navigate to the location of lcommute, and type the lcommute command, specifying the appropriate options listed below.

The lcommute options are:

Option | Description
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-c | Specifies any of the following operation: i - for check-in o - for check-out
-f | The feature name
-v | The feature version
-s | The License Manager name or IP address
-o | Specifies the commuter check-out mode: n - for local check-out r - for remote check-out
-d | The number of days the license will be checked out for. Applicable to local or remote checkout only.
-e | The number of days the remote checked out license will be extended for. Applicable to remote checkout only.
-l | The file path of the locking code of a remote machine. Applicable only in case of remote checkout. For details about obtaining locking code of the remote system, see Overview of Remotely Obtaining Commuter Licenses.
-a | The file path to save the remote authorization code. Applicable only in case of remote checkout. For details about installing a remote authorization code, see Overview of Remotely Obtaining Commuter Licenses.
-h | Displays the help.

All relevant command line options have to be specified at the same time. Here is an example of lcommute use:Suppose you want to locally checkout feature F1, version V1 from a License Manager having IP address 172.25.15.139 for 1 day.

Lcommute –c o –f F1 –v V1 –s 172.25.15.139 –o n –d 1

To check-in the same license,

Lcommute –c i –f F1 –v V1