1. The license file the mathworks will send you via email is WRONG. It is not backwards compatible with matlab 4.2, which is still required for the unfolding algorithm.

Send them the following email as a reply to the email received with the license file. Susan is the current recipient of the file:
 

Hi,

We were wondering if we could get UNIX passcodes that use the Feature line (instead of increment) for license xxxxxx? We still use some old code that is only matlab 4.2 compatible, and hence need to still run 4.2.

Thank you,
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Note, the license they will send us is not compatible with matlab 6.0, only 5.3, which is totally OK for the current versions of all software that we run. However, if we ever need to run matlab 6.0, we need to update the unfolding algorithm so it doesn't botch under matlab 5 (or 6).

2. They will send you a license file that has a bunch of FEATURE lines in it.

3. Log into porkpie, and type:
cd /pp/h/matlab5/etc
cp license.dat license.00.dat

This will make a backup copy of the current license file

4. Then edit the license file according to the email sent by the mathworks

I recommend using BB Edit to remotely edit the file license.dat. Replace all the FEATURE lines in license.dat with the new FEATURE lines.

5. Root has to

• login to porkpie (not flora) as fws
• cd /pp/h/matlab/etc
• ./lmdown
• ./lmstart

• Type matlab, and matlab should come up.
• If it does not, go to /pp/h/matlab/etc, and run the program lmstat, and it will tell you if the license server is running or not.

Michael
5.11.01
mmz@ucla.edu