Find the lmadmin.exe process and right-click it.

Click on the 'Image' column heading to sort by process name.

If there's a 'More details' button, press it.

Enter the following command to start the 'Task Manager':.

Stop any license manager processes in the 'Task Manager':.

Right-click on this service and choose the 'Stop' option.

Look for the license manager service (for example, the 'geoslope-lmadmin' service.).

Open the 'Windows Administrative Tools' folder.

On the 'Windows Taskbar', click on the 'Start' button (shortcut: Windows logo key or Ctrl + Esc).

This can be done using the license manager user interface or by stopping the service directly.

Stop all of the license managers you have running.

To avoid these errors, try the following:.

'Exiting DUE TO SIGNAL 28 Exit reason 5'.

If that is the case, the Vendor Daemon log file (geoslope.log) may register one or more of the following errors:.

In some cases, DEP may prevent the license manager from starting.

Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a security feature of Windows.

Check if there is a conflict on the License Server port with any other application.Ĭhanging the FlexNet Publisher License Server Manager Port NumberĬreate a Windows Data Execution Prevention Exception.

Check the firewall to see if the inbound and outbound ports are blocked.

Ensure you are running the latest version of lmadmin.

If Windows Data Execution Prevention (DAP) is interfering with the license manager.

If multiple license managers are trying to use the same ports.

The ports that the license manager relies on are blocked or in use by another program.

This article assumes you are familiar with and able to make changes to port assignments and firewall rules.

This article assumes the host operating system is Windows Server 2019.

You should have direct administrator access to the computer the license manager is running on.

This article identifies areas you can check if your license manager (lmadmin) stops working unexpectedly and you need to manually re-start the geoslope-lmadmin servcice to get it working again.

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