Article - CS185940

Error "Not a valid license server system host. Exiting" in the vendor daemon log file for PTC License Server

Modified: 18-Jun-2025   


Applies To

  • PTC Arbortext Editor 6.1 to 8.1
  • Pro/ENGINEER and Creo Elements/Pro Wildfire to Wildfire 5.0
  • Creo Parametric 1.0 to 11.0
  • Mathcad 14.0 to 15.0
  • Mathcad Prime 1.0 to 8.0

Description

  • Error "Not a valid server hostname, exiting" in log file.
  • Error "Not a valid server hostname, exiting" in log file when trying to start the master license service in a triad configuration.
  • Error "Not a valid server name _HOSTNAME_".
  • Error " Not a valid license server system host. Exiting" in the log file
  • Vendor daemon not starting
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