Setting up a Linux license server

Download and install the Bricsys Network License Manager on the computer that will be used as network license server.
  1. Download Bricsys Network License Manager (Linux) from the following link:

    https://www.bricsys.com/bricscad/tools/Bricsys-NetworkLicenseManager.tgz

  2. Extract Bricsys-NetworkLicenseManager.tgz to any folder (Command line: tar xvzf Bricsys-NetworkLicenseManager.tgz).
  3. Start the application RLM in that folder (Command line in that folder: ./rlm).
  4. Browse to the webpage http://localhost:5054.
  5. Click the System Info button on the left on the webpage. Copy an Ethernet host ID and use this to activate your license on the My Account page on the Bricsys website.
  6. When you download a license file from the Bricsys website, store it in the folder where you extracted Bricsys-NetworkLicenseManager.tgz.
  7. Click the Reread/Restart Servers button.
  8. Click the Status button to see the server status, on the next page click the bricsys button in the table to view Bricsys licenses.
  9. Click the RLM Manual... button to learn how to configure the license server in detail. Among other things, the page explains how to start RLM automatically when the server boots.
Once the network license is activated and the server is started, the server is ready to serve licenses. It is now possible to use the Network license in BricsCAD on a client computer.

To open a port on Linux server:

  1. Check the current active zone(s) on your system:
    sudo firewall-cmd --get-active-zones

    You will get output like "public" or "work", depending on your system's network configuration.

  2. Add the port to the desired zone (replace <PORT> with the actual port number and <ZONE> with the active zone)
    sudo firewall-cmd --zone=<ZONE> --add-port=<PORT>/tcp --permanent
    Note: Replace "tcp with "udp" if you want to open a UDP port.
  3. Reload the firewall to apply the changes:
    sudo firewall-cmd --reload
  4. Verify that the port is now open:
    sudo firewall-cmd --zone=<ZONE> --list-ports

The port is now opened in the specified zone, and you should be able to use services that utilize that port on your CentOS 9 system. Make sure to replace <PORT> and <ZONE> with the actual port number and zone name you want to use.