[Gary]

Hello,

Installed a new system and can not get RLM to launch. I have successfully installed Maxwell and activated the license. I have two license file in the correct location. When I try to manually start RLM I get the following in console:

Garys-Mac-Pro:~ gazhome$ /Users/Shared/NextLimit/rlm_nl/rlm ; exit;
01/08 12:20 (rlm)
01/08 12:20 (rlm) WARNING: No license file for this host (Garys-Mac-Pro.local)
01/08 12:20 (rlm) The hostname in the license file(s)
01/08 12:20 (rlm) may be incorrect
01/08 12:20 (rlm)
01/08 12:20 (rlm) License files:
01/08 12:20 (rlm)
01/08 12:20 (rlm) RLM License Server Version 10.1BL2

Copyright (C) 2006-2013, Reprise Software, Inc. All rights reserved.

01/08 12:20 (rlm) License server started on Garys-Mac-Pro.local
01/08 12:20 (rlm) Server architecture: x64_m1
01/08 12:20 (rlm) License files:
01/08 12:20 (rlm)
01/08 12:20 (rlm) Web server starting on port 5054
(rlm) Cannot bind Web Server port 5054, exiting
logout
Saving session...
...copying shared history...
...saving history...truncating history files...
...completed.

[Process completed]

Any help is appreciated.

Gary

[Mihai]

It looks like you may have several network cards and the license activator picked the "wrong" one. Open Maxwell and in the console panel it will tell you the "hostid" of your computer (the one Maxwell picks).

In the license activator, choose to activate the license but for a computer not connected to the internet. This will allow you to enter the hostid manually. This should save you a license file with the correct hostid.

Save and overwrite the previous license file, open a browser window, go to localhost:5054 and press reread/restart servers so RLM is restarted and reads the updated license file.

[Gary]

Hello Mihai,

This is what I am seeing in Maxwell Console. Shouldn't I be able to get RLM to launch without a valid license?

Thanks,

Gary
===================== New session opened at 08/January/2017 16:13:24 =====

MAXWELL RENDER (M~R). Engine version 3.2.1.5
(C) 2004-2015. Licensed to Next Limit Technologies

/Applications/Maxwell 3/Maxwell.app/Contents/MacOS/Maxwell

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
LICENSE INFO
License found in standard license path : /Volumes/1TB SSD/Maxwell/maxwell_license.lic
ERROR: - Error getting license, returned code : Communications error with license server
ERROR: - Maxwell has no valid license.
ERROR: - NO LICENSE PRESENT

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
SYSTEM INFO
Num processors: ( logical: 24, physical: 24 )
Maxwell Root folder :/Applications/Maxwell 3
This machine Host ID: 70cd60aa8cea
Low Priority Enabled

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Found 5 procedural extensions in /Applications/Maxwell 3/extensions
MaxwellHair
MaxwellParticles
MaxwellVolumetric
MGrassH
MGrassP
Found 6 geometry loader extensions in /Applications/Maxwell 3/extensions
AssetReference
MaxwellMesher
MaxwellSea
MWObjectAlembic
RFMeshes
RWMeshes
Found 4 geometry modifier extensions in /Applications/Maxwell 3/extensions
MaxwellCloner
MaxwellGrass
MaxwellScatter
SubdivisionModifier
Found 12 texture extensions in /Applications/Maxwell 3/extensions
Brick
Checker
Circle
Gradient3
Gradient
Grid
Marble
Noise
Voronoi
MultiPointGradient
TiledTexture
WireframeTexture
Found 7 material modifier extensions in /Applications/Maxwell 3/extensions
AGS
Opaque
Transparent
Metal
Translucent
Car Paint
Hair
Found 2 camera lens extensions in /Applications/Maxwell 3/extensions
Lat-Long Stereo
Fish Stereo
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
LICENSE INFO
License found in standard license path : /Volumes/1TB SSD/Maxwell/maxwell_license.lic
ERROR: - Error getting license, returned code : Communications error with license server
ERROR: - Maxwell has no valid license.
ERROR: - NO LICENSE PRESENT

[Gary]

Host ID listed in console matches host ID in my license file.

Thanks,

Gary

[Mihai]

I think that's what RLM does if it doesn't find a license file. Are you sure your licenses are in the correct location? They were placed there by the license activator? If you browse to localhost:5054 does the RLM ui show up? If it does it means RLM is running, it just doesn't have a valid license Maxwell. Try changing the port used in the license file to something else, like 5065. Then browse again to localhost:5054 and reread/restart.

You may be already running an RLM server and this other one you're starting can't bind to the same port (5054). So browse first to localhost:5054 to see if anything is running already.

[Gary]

Hello Mihai,

What I can't do is get RLM to launch. The error message in the terminal is:

(rlm) Cannot bind Web Server port 5054, exiting
01/08 17:16 logout

And when I browse to localhost:5054 Safari says it fails to connect.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Gary

[Mihai]

Then it seems another app is using that port. Not sure how to check which one on OSX...

[paulo]

if you right click to open that should do the trick

Hello Mihai,

What I can't do is get RLM to launch. The error message in the terminal is:

(rlm) Cannot bind Web Server port 5054, exiting
01/08 17:16 logout

And when I browse to localhost:5054 Safari says it fails to connect.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Gary

[Gary]

Not sure exactly what got it working but a combination of all the suggestions did it. thanks!

[O_Pablo]

Leeching RLM with MR 3.2.5 on 10.12 succesfully. Time to time I have this same trouble as you. My solution is restart computer, start safari with RLM Sever IP and port 5054. Switching server off and restart.
Regards,
O_Pablo