What is the location of the license files created by FME Desktop Licensing Assistant?
And how can I ensure that users without Admin privileges will not have to run this application too?
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Where does FME Desktop Licensing Assistant create the license files?
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FME for Windows looks for licenses in the following three places:
- C:\\ProgramData\\Safe Software\\FME\\Licenses [This is the default location.]
- <fme-install-folder>/licenses
- C:\\users\\<user>\\Documents\\FME\\Licenses
If licensing FME for the first time, this may require a user with Admin privileges to run the Licensing Assistant.
If you manually place the license files in any of the locations (placing in the <fme-install-folder> will require admin privileges), then you should not have to run the FME Desktop Licensing Assistant.
If you place the license files in either the first or second location, then a user without Admin privileges should not have to run the FME Desktop Licensing Assistant.
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FME for Linux (Ubuntu 14.04) places the files in /home/<USER>/.fme/Licenses
Note: License files can also be stored in <fme-install-folder>/licenses
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FME for macOS stores the licenses in /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/FME/Licenses/
[Edited 2021-March-11 to add some clarification regarding the current default location and running the Licensing Assistant. The original text has been left for reference with strikethrough.]