Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!dali.cs.montana.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!emory!ducvax.auburn.edu!eng.auburn.edu!gheim From: gheim@eng.auburn.edu (Greg Heim) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386 Subject: Re: ISC multiuser license allows only 1-2 users Keywords: ISC multiuser license Message-ID: Date: 23 May 91 19:15:39 GMT References: <1393@gaboon.UUCP> <1991May23.031022.10108@crom2.uucp> Organization: Auburn University Engineering Lines: 51 Nntp-Posting-Host: lab15.eng.auburn.edu In article <1991May23.031022.10108@crom2.uucp> jim@crom2.uucp (James P. H. Fuller) writes: >asv@gaboon.UUCP (Stan Voket) writes: > > >> The above says it all. I have the ISC unlimited user license here but >> the system only allows 1-2 users on at a time. This started after a >> disk crash and restore. I reinstalled the unlimited user diskette but >> nothing changes. :-( > >> I recall a solution to this problem mentioned in this group once before >> but of course I paid no attention to it then. > > A solution mentioned here fairly recently was based on the notion that >(according to the poster) nothing in ISC unix checks the number of users except >/bin/login. The solution was to use one of the non-ISC login programs floating >around. (I believe this was mentioned in the context of getting rid of the ISC >ads and copyright notices that disfigure my and probably your screen at bootup. >A different login was suggested as a fix for that also.) > (Note in case ISC is reading over my shoulder: yes, I *do* have a multi- >user license. But the copyright notices are *still* annoying the 3x10^3th time >you see them.) > Howdy, I had this problem when I got my multi-user license as well. After some investigating, I discovered that the file /etc/.license had something like "1-2 users" in it and it needs to be changed to anything other than that. I set mine to say "unlimited". The problem comes in when you use the sysadm program to try to activate more than two terminals. It checks the value stored in this file. As long as it doesn't say "1-2 users" (or whatever) it'll let you add the additional terminals. It is possible to activate more than two terminals w/o the unlimited user license if you don't use the sysadm program. This was on ISC version 2.2. When I told Interactive of this problem (and solution) they said they were aware of it. Hope this helps. Greg In real life: Greg Heim A/~~\A To you: gheim@eng.auburn.edu ((O O))___ \ / ~~~ # # # (--)\ # --#---x---x---x---x---x---#---x---x---x---x---x---#---x---x---x---x---x---#--- # # # \ # --#---x---x---x---x---x---#---x---x---x---x---x---#---x---x---x---x---x---#--- \#// \|/ \\\|||// \#/ \\\||/ \||/// \\#|// \\\\\|||/// \|/#\|