what is meant by two-user license?

[inventsekar_1]

#uname -a
HP-UX [host] B.11.00 A 9000/800 125901507 two-user license
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hi,
once again a simple question:
what is meant by two-user license?
then what is meant by unlimited user license?

thanks in advance

[RAC_1]

I think that means only two users can login. But these days all servers are with unlimited logins. You need to check with HP on this.

[Rajeev Shukla · Accepted solution]

A 2 user licence means at a time only 2 users can login to the system via serial connected terminal.
Whereas with unlimited you can have more users configured to login depending on the kernel parameter.

When a user logs in to the system it reserves a port (say /dev/tty01) so with 2 user licence you cant have more than 2 users getting a tty other than console.(including console you can have 3 simultaneous logins)

[inventsekar_1]

i do thought like that only...unlimited users can be created but only two can login at the same time.
but
# who|wc
241 1205 8917
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who command shows 241 users!

i am confused with what is that 2users license.

[Rajeev Shukla]

What i meant was you have only 2 simultaneous users through serial port or MUX interface. But can have a lots of users through telnet. The licence is only for serial connectivity not through LAN. When the server is on LAN users can connect using IP (telnet) that is not restricted by this licence and thats the reason why all OS now comes with unlimited licence pre-bundled.

[Sung Oh]

Hi Sekar

two-user license allows one for console access and one user from network access.

Unlimited user license allows unlimited users to access via network.

here is HP system license level web site.

http://licensing.hp.com/swl/view.slm?page=ltype

Regards,
Sung

[Raj D.]

Sekar ,

That means two user can access the system from serial RS232 connection. Though you can get unlimited connection from pts network connections.


Cheers,
Raj.

[inventsekar_1]

thanks a lot guys...understood clearly..

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

By the way,

For 10.20 and 11.0 you can download the unlimited user license for free.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&swItem=wk145en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom sekar,

In reality it means nothing.

There is nothing that will stop you from logging in 20 users on a system with a two user license.

I don't recall taking the time to upgrade any systems to unlimited.

If you install 11i v1 the default is unlimited.

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