4.3 Entering a Single-Machine Password on a Mathematica Client

If the Mathematica client cannot get a license from MathLM, you are given the option of entering a single-machine password. When using a single-machine password, Mathematica does not get a license from the license server. Depending on your license type, entering a single-machine password may require contacting Wolfram Research to purchase additional licenses.

4.3.1 Entering a Single-Machine Password in the Front End

When you choose Enter Password from the License Expired dialog boxes described in Section 4.2, Problems and Solutions, the following dialog box appears. This dialog box also appears if the mathpass file cannot be found.

1. Select Single Machine. Then enter your name, the name of your organization, and your license ID number in the text fields provided. Your license ID number is printed on your license certificate. Click OK when you are done.

Note: Without entering a password you can still run in MathReader mode. In this mode you cannot create or edit notebooks, but you can view and print them.
2. The following dialog box appears showing the MathID number for your machine. To obtain your password, contact Wolfram Research (see Registration and Passwords in the Introduction for details). You will need to supply your license ID number and your MathID number.

3. Enter your password and click OK.

4.3.2 Entering a Single-Machine Password from the Kernel

When the Mathematica kernel cannot get a license from MathLM, the following message is displayed.

1. Your machine name and MathID number are included in this message. To obtain your password, contact Wolfram Research (see Registration and Passwords in the Introduction for details). You will need to supply your MathID number and the license ID number printed on your license certificate.
A password entry for a network license server was found,
but no license was returned. The license server may not be
responding, or no licenses are available from the server.
You may need to contact your system administrator to
start the license server, or wait until a license is
available.

Machine name: hostname
MathID: dddd-ddddd-ddddd

You will need a valid license ID and password in order
to proceed. Go to http://register.wolfram.com or
consult your Getting Started documentation.
2. Enter your name, the name of your organization, your license ID number, and your password, and press when you are done.
Enter your name:

Enter the name of your organization:

Enter your license ID [format Lxxxx-xxxx]:

Enter your password: