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---+ Apply Release 6.x Lite Edition License Files on Mac OS X

   1 <i><b>Note: </b> You must be logged in as a user with Administrator privileges.</i>%BR%%BR%
   1 For best results, quit all ODBC client applications and administrative tools to start this process, and do not relaunch any of them until instructed to test your connection.%BR%%BR%
   1 Locate your new license file in your email or [[ODSBriefcaseLicenseStorage][ODS Briefcase]], and note its name.%BR%%BR%
   1 Open a Finder window, and drill down to *Macintosh HD* -> *Library* -> *Application Support* -> *openlink* -> *Licenses*.%BR%%BR%
      1 In this directory, locate any existing file by the same name as your new license file.  Generally, this can simply be discarded, but you can keep it if you like; simply move it to a different location (such as your Desktop) or rename it (e.g., sql_lt.lic.2011-03-21.bak).  Once the new license is confirmed to work, it's usually best to discard the expired and/or unused license files, to avoid future confusion.%BR%%BR%
      1 Drag your new license file from your email or [[ODSBriefcaseLicenseStorage][ODS Briefcase]] to this directory, replacing any existing file by the same name.  %BR%%BR%
   1 Launch *Terminal.app* (found in <code><nowiki>/Applications/Utilities/</nowiki></code>).%BR%%BR%
   1 Execute these three commands (you can just copy-and-paste), and provide your Mac OS X user password when prompted --
<verbatim>
cd "/Library/Application Support/openlink/Licenses"
sudo ../bin/oplmgr +stop
sudo ../bin/oplmgr +start
</verbatim>
   1 Note also the following document on the [[http://wikis.openlinksw.com/dataspace/owiki/wiki/UdaWikiWeb/MacOSXOplmgrLicenseLocations][Mac OS X OpenLink License Manager Usage Notes]], containing more detailed usages notes with different version of <code>oplmgr</code>.
   1 Test your connection with the OpenLink ODBC Administrator.app or any other ODBC client application.%BR%%BR%
      1 If license errors come up, reboot, and test again.  %BR%%BR%
      1 If errors persist, please [[http://support.openlinksw.com/support/online-support.vsp][log a Support Case]].%BR%%BR%