Meko,

the method is as follows:

try to determine which resource file (in /nsr/res/nsrdb directory) contains your license resource:

- grep /nsr/res/nsrdb/*/*
- shutdown networker
- delete the resource that was found with the above grep command
startup networker, it will now startup in eval mode and give message license expired in a few minutes.
- do nsrcap -vc
- enter auth code for the enabler code, universal way is as follows:
nsradmin
nsradmin> . enabler code:
nsradmin> update auth code:
nsradmin> quit


good luck,

Xander


PS, if you are using windows, then try to use the find option in windows explorer. This does not always work correct is what I have found.... I dont like windows..

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Xander van Egmond

Hrvoje,

networker install will not go back to eval since it checks the creation date of, I think, the /nsr/res directory. If that is more than 45 days ago, networker will go disabled again like I stated. Since it was noted that a temporary base enabler was installed, this method will get him to a server without a base enabler.

As he stated, it is now running as it should be. Please give points??

I should have mentioned that this was a Windows installation. Instead I used the findstr command (could manually open each file in notepad too) and found the entry.

I did as you said stopping networker, deleting the file, starting networker over again and then entering my new key information. All appears to be up and running once again.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

For 7.3.x (nor sure for recent 7.2.x version) deleting only license entry from resource database won't get you NW back to eval mode as this is now stored elsewhere too (I suspect media db based on some tests).

If your license which expired was eval (one used by NW when installed first) you can simply put inside your new base enabler and things will be reactivated.

If you already have base enabler (on top of the previous eval one) which expired now in that case simply enter auth code and thing will be back to normal.

Hi Xander,

That means that in theory one could stop NW, delete nsr\res and start it and it would come back in eval mode - this is not the case I see with 7.3.x.

Originally it was said demo license was used meaning eval which comes with NW when is installed. For example:

nsradmin> print type: nsr license
                        type: NSR license;
                        name: NetWorker/10 Eval;
                     comment: ;
                enabler code: none;
                     host id: 0018c3cf;
             expiration date: "Feb 15, 2007";
                   auth code: ;

I can grace that and I will get:

nsradmin> print type: nsr license
                        type: NSR license;
                        name: NetWorker/10 Eval;
                     comment: ;
                enabler code: none;
                     host id: 0018c3cf;
             expiration date: "G Mar 02, 2007";
                   auth code: ;

Grace needs to be done of course before eval would expire otherwise it is not possible. Once this one expires I can put base enabler and have it run in such mode for next 30 days. By that time you should get activate your software by entering auth code. My understanding is Meko was running eval and now he got base enabler which he simply had to put it. In such case there is no need to delete anything.

Hrvoje,

perhaps it wasn't /nsr/res, but I do recall seeing a note somewhere that nsrd checks the ctime for a directory to determine eval period. It may even be so far as a subdirectory of /nsr/mm, I don't exactly recall which directory.

Xander