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How to Change the Open iT License

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How to Change the Open iT License

Copy the New License File #

  1. Go to the Core Server machine.
  2. Copy the contents of the new license file to the following directory/file:
    • C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\Configuration\license
  3. Restart Open iT Daemons:
    • You need to restart all Open iT daemons. You can do this by running the following commands as an administrator:
      • net stop openitserver
      • net start openitserver

Alternatively, you can restart the Open iT services in the Task Manager.

Verify the License Update #

  1. To check if the license file is updated, log in to the CoreServer GUI.
  2. Do either of the below (whichever applies to the Open iT version you have)
    • Go to Administration > Job_Runner to see the status of the license 
    • Or, navigate to Core-Admin > Management Console, then click on License Status in the Actions section.
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