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Dimensions Upgrade to 14.6 APLS config

Hello,

So I've hit a snag when attempting to follow the Microfocus guide for configuring Dimensions CM to use the APLS software.  Following this guide https://admhelp.microfocus.com/dimensionscm/en/14.6/online_help/Content/InstallConfigure/apls-licensing.htm, the second sub-step under Step 5 doesn't appear achievable since there are no active user licenses to log into Dimensions with to add the APLS admin user.

To assign named licenses automatically:

  1. On a licensed Dimensions CM server, edit the dm.cfg configuration file to add this variable:

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    DM_LICENSE_USER Admin
  2. As the Dimensions CM administrator, register the DM_LICENSE_USER password in the dmpasswd utility:

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    dmpasswd DM_LICENSE_USER –add

To assign named licenses manually in the APLS web interface, see the AutoPass License Server help.

When attempting to use dmpasswd utility the login prompt shows up then disappears upon login attempt.  Honestly, the documentation to make the switch to APLS software is not too descriptive and I'm kind of at my wit's end with trying to get this to work.  Can someone provide a simple guide to assign a license manually for Dimensions CM in APLS? Or even better, if someone else has made this switch from SLM to APLS, can you please provide a simple step-by-step to get this working?

Thank you

Grant Stevens

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    That admin user is specific to APLS. You won't be able to login to Dimensions CM as that user. 

    I would recommend restarting the Dimensions CM listener to make sure it picks up the new password you've registered. The registry.dat file is read when the listener is first started.

    You should then be able to connect to Dimensions CM as the standard admin user you specified during install normally dmsys (or any user you've used with CM before) as long as you've added a valid license to APLS.