Error: "Error getting status - Cannot find license file"

Error: "Error getting status - Cannot find license file"

book

Article ID: CTX129745

calendar_today

Updated On:

Description

When the lmstat -a command is run from the command prompt on a computer with the Licensing software version 11.9 or later, the following error message is displayed:
“Error getting status: Cannot find license file:”

User-added image

The preceding error message appears even after setting the location of the license files to the correct location in the HKLM\SOFTWARE\FLEXlm License Manager\CitrixLicensing registry key.

User-added image

Resolution

To resolve this issue, run the following command from the command prompt. Ensure that the complete path of the MyFiles folder is specified:

lmstat -a -c "C:\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\Licensing\MyFiles"

Or

lmstat -a -c "C:\Program Files\Citrix\Licensing\MyFiles"

Note: On 64-bit versions of Windows, there are two folders for application files. All 32-bit applications are installed in \Program Files (x86) folder. All 64-bit applications are installed in the \Program Files folder.

Issue/Introduction

This article contains information to resolve the error: "Error getting status - Cannot find license file".