Licensing error -153 (When activating BricsCAD on macOS or Linux)
Symptoms
When trying to activate BricsCAD on macOS or Linux, error -153 appears.
Solution
- Option 1
- In a Terminal instance, run the following commands one by one:
sudo rm -rf /var/bricsys
sudo rm -rf /var/tmp/br*
sudo mkdir /var/bricsys
sudo chmod 777 /var/bricsys
Then try to activate again.
- Option 2 (if Option 1 did not solve the issue)
- Erase the following folders:
/var/bricsys
/var/tmp/bricsys
Then try to activate again.
- Option 3 ( if option 1 and 2 do not solve the issue)
- For macOS only, open a Terminal instance and run the following commands one by one:
sudo rm -rf /Library/Application\ Support/reprise
sudo mkdir /Library/Application\ Support/reprise
sudo chmod 777 /Library/Application\ Support/reprise
Then try to activate again.
Note: If the above solutions fail, activate your license manually. See the Single or volume license: offline (manual) activation article for more information.