4.1 Diagnostics

The following techniques are useful for debugging problems with client connections to the license server.

• Launch MathLM with the option -foreground. This option allows you to see how requests are handled by MathLM in real time.
• Log MathLM messages to a file with an increased level of verbosity by launching MathLM with the options -logfile and -loglevel. This allows you to see how requests are handled by MathLM over a certain period of time.
• From a command line on the client, run the Mathematica kernel with the option -lmverbose and examine the messages produced. This option prints diagnostic information on connecting to the license manager. For instructions on launching the Mathematica kernel, see Chapter 3, Installing Mathematica as a MathLM Client.