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Date: 31 Jul 90 09:45:48 GMT
From: mcsun!ukc!mucs!liv-cs!keith@uunet.uu.net  (Keith Halewood)
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Subject: Re: Multiuser VAXstation
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In article <0093a3dc.b4588860.8176@VULCAN.CBA.OHIOU.EDU>, chiam@VULCAN.CBA.OHIOU.EDU (Ta Fuh Chiam) writes:
> I do not think this is true! I think it is purely LMF license restriction. We
> have VAXstations here that are single user when we bought it and we simply make
> them an 8-user system by using the campus-wide software license grant program
> that provides 8-user license to all VAXstations. No hardware changes at all.

I'm almost sure it works - we tried it, got cold feet and set it back:

With a VAXstation 3100, you get a code D (VMS workstation) license and this
has a UNITS setting of 200 (we think this means 2 users max.). By performing:

$ LICENSE UNLOAD VAX-VMS
$ LICENSE MODIFY/UNITS=1600/DATABASE=SYS$SYSTEM:LMF$SYSTEM.LDB VAX-VMS
$ LICENSE LOAD VAX-VMS/DATABASE=SYS$SYSTEM:LMF$SYSTEM.LDB

One appears to get a 16 user license out of it. We tested it and it seems to
be true. Am I missing something? I know it violates the license agreement with
DEC, hence the cold feet and setting it back to 200 units.

Keith