Article - CS44898
How to reserve licenses for specific users or groups of users using the FlexNet options file ptc.opt
Modified: 27-Nov-2025
Applies To
- Mathcad 14.0 to 15.0
- Mathcad Prime 1.0 to 11.0
- PTC Arbortext Editor 6.0 to 8.3
- PTC Arbortext Styler 6.0 to 8.3
- PTC Arbortext Architect 6.0 to 8.0
- Creo Parametric 1.0 to 12.4
- Creo View 1.0 to 9.1
- Creo Simulate 1.0 to 7.0
- Creo View Adapters 1.0 to 12.1
- All PTC Flex-enabled products
Description
- How to reserve licenses for specific users or groups of users using the options file ptc.opt
- Detailed control of licenses for specific users or groups
- Configuration to limit the number of licenses used for defined groups
- Is it possible to configure Flexlm to allow defined groups to gain a limited number of license only
- How to reserve license features to multiple groups using ptc.opt file
- Getting the error message Unable to add option XX_XXXXXXXX_XXX to the current session from File#Options#Licensing#Refresh Licensing List
- How to configure the license for Creo View Registered User using ptc.opt file
- Does reserve license work for Mathcad Prime
- How do I set up reserved licenses for specific users who need to use them for extended periods
- How to fix Creo licenses for some specific computer (client) from license server
- How to create/ customize the options file
- How to group hostname in option file
- How do I set up 'Registered User' or reserve licenses for specific users of PTC Arbortext Editor, Styler, or Architect
- How to reserve licenses for two different groups of users using the options file ptc.opt
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