[Mathematica] Mathematica license-server

[Kelvin Raywood]

The license-server for Mathematica at UBC Dept of Mathematics has 
changed from "fisher.math.ubc.ca" to "mathematica.math.ubc.ca". To 
continue to use Mathemitica you may need to modify your local 
installation to use the new server.

If you use Mathematica from /triumfcs/linux then you do not need to do 
anything.

If you have local installation of Mathematica on Windows, Mac or Linux, 
then you will need to locate the Mathematica license-file called 
"mathpass". It is a plain-text file containing the following single line.

!fisher.math.ubc.ca

Use a text editor to change the line to:

!mathematica.math.ubc.ca

The location of "mathpass" depends on your operating-system, the version 
of Mathematica that you have installed and where you chose to install 
it. Use the following examples as a guide to the location of "mathpass" 
on your system.

Windows path examples:

   C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application 
Data\Mathematica\Licensing\mathpass
 
C:\ProgramFiles\WolframResearch\Mathematica\6.0\Configuration\Licensing\mathpass 


Macintosh OS X path examples:

   Macintosh HD > Library > Mathematica > Licensing > mathpass

Linux path examples:

   /usr/local/mathematica/Configuration/Licensing/mathpass
   /opt/mathematica/Configuration/Licensing/mathpass


_Alternate method_

If you run mathematica under an account that has the privileges required 
to overwrite "mathpass" then you can change the license-server when 
prompted with an error that you are unable to connect to the license server.

     * Click Enter Password
     * Select the Network License radio button
     * Mathematica license-server: !mathematica.math.ubc.ca
     * Click OK


_Verify_

Use "Help -> About Mathematica -> System Information" to verify that
the new license-server is being used.


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Kel Raywood
Core Computing and Networking
TRIUMF