2023 license issue - ABAP trial developer edition 7.52 sp04

[lucasjt]

Hi,

Ive updated the license but when i try to start the db it fails with error code 13.

I checked the NPL.log file and i see its trying to retrieve the license from /usr/local/flexlm/licenses/license.dat instead of the license file, why its that? Below is the complete NPL.log file

Thanks!

00:0000:00000:00000:2023/04/16 15:02:00.78 kernel  SySAM: Using licenses from: /usr/local/flexlm/licenses/license.dat

00:0000:00000:00000:2023/04/16 15:02:00.83 kernel  SySAM: Failed to obtain license(s) for ASE_CORE feature from license file(s) or server(s).

00:0000:00000:00000:2023/04/16 15:02:00.83 kernel  SySAM: Cannot find license file.

00:0000:00000:00000:2023/04/16 15:02:00.83 kernel  SySAM:  The license files (or license server system network addresses) attempted are listed below.

00:0000:00000:00000:2023/04/16 15:02:00.83 kernel  SySAM: License feature name:  ASE_CORE

00:0000:00000:00000:2023/04/16 15:02:00.83 kernel  SySAM: License filename:      /sybase/NPL/SYSAM-2_0/licenses

00:0000:00000:00000:2023/04/16 15:02:00.83 kernel  SySAM: License search path:   /sybase/NPL/SYSAM-2_0/licenses

00:0000:00000:00000:2023/04/16 15:02:00.83 kernel  SySAM: FlexNet Licensing error:-1,359.  System Error: 2 "No such file or directory"

00:0000:00000:00000:2023/04/16 15:02:00.83 kernel  There is no valid license for ASE server product. Installation date is not found or installation grace period has expired. Server will not boot.

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[oscar_de_lama]

Hello Lucas.

The same happened to me. I managed to overcome this problem, this way:

1) I saved the downloaded license file ["Developer Trials and Downloads" / SAP ABAP AS Part License / License / SYBASE_ASE_TestDrive / SYBASE_ASE_TestDrive.lic] with the path and file name "/sybase/NPL/SYSAM-2_0/licenses/SYBASE_ASE_TestDrive.lic" in the VM.

2) I copied the extensión (the part of the license text that starts with the line "INCREMENT ASE_SAP SYBASE 2025.0331 31-mar-2025 ...") in the downloaded license, over the corresponding part (over writing) in the license "/sybase/NPL/SYSAM-2_0/licenses/SYBASE_ASE_TD.lic" already existing in the VM.

You may want to save a backup of your licenses as a previous step.

I hope this helps you.