The license file for use on Linux is identical to that for Windows, except in the case of a Named Single User License, which is described below. See The License File and The License Features for general license file information.

If you have a Named Single User License the installer automatically creates an options file that binds the license to the named user. This section describes the format of the options file and how the license.dat file points to the options file.

Below is an example of an options file, LMCOMSOL.opt, for a user “philip” who has access to COMSOL Multiphysics, the Structural Mechanics Module, and the CAD Import Module. Notice that to access COMSOL Multiphysics, the options file must include both the COMSOL and the COMSOLGUI features:

Each INCLUDE row in the LMCOMSOL.opt file has a corresponding FEATURE row in the license.dat file (with the USER_BASED keyword). The second item on each FEATURE row is the name of the feature for which you have a license.

For more information on which FEATURE items are available, see The License File and The License Features.

The license.dat file needs to point to the options file. The path to the options file is indicated by the options keyword. If your options file is placed here:

then the VENDOR row in license.dat should read