VMS Help LICENSE, COPY  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Copies licenses from one License Database to another. When you
    use LICENSE COPY, LMF disables the source license and registers
    a copy in the destination License Database as if it were a new
    license. If the terms and conditions of your license contract
    allow it, you can reenable the source database license by using
    LICENSE ENABLE.

    LICENSE COPY cannot be used to create a copy of a license in the
    same database as the source of the copy.

    Format

      LICENSE COPY  product-name[,...] output-database

1 - Parameters

 product-name[,...]

    Name or names of products with a license to be copied to the
    output License Database.

 output-database

    File specification of the License Database to which the license
    or licenses should be copied. This database must have been
    previously created using LICENSE CREATE.

    If you enter a partial file specification (for example,
    specifying only a directory), LMF$LICENSE is the default file
    name, and .LDB is the default file type. If you do not specify a
    device or directory, the current default device and directory are
    used.

2 - Qualifiers

 2.1 - /ALL

    Positional qualifier.

    Specifies that all licenses with the given product name should
    be copied. This qualifier affects only the product name that
    immediately precedes it in the command string.

 2.2 - /AUTHORIZATION

       /AUTHORIZATION=string

    Positional qualifier.

    Specifies a string that helps identify the license you want to
    copy. You must enter the authorization string exactly as it
    appears on your PAK. Use this optional qualifier only if you
    need it to identify the license. This qualifier affects only the
    product name that immediately precedes it in the command string.

 2.3 - /DATABASE

       /DATABASE=filespec

    Specifies the location of the License Database from which
    the license should be copied. The default file specification
    is defined by the logical name LMF$LICENSE, which points to
    SYS$COMMON:[SYSEXE]LMF$LICENSE.LDB on an unmodified OpenVMS
    system. Use this optional qualifier only if you do not use the
    default License Database name and location.

 2.4 - /ISSUER

       /ISSUER=string

    Positional qualifier.

    Specifies the name of the company (for example, DEC) that issued
    the PAK for the product. Use this optional qualifier only if you
    need to identify the license. This qualifier affects only the
    product name that immediately precedes it in the command string.

 2.5 - /LOG

       /LOG
       /NOLOG (default)

    Controls whether LICENSE COPY displays the name of each license
    that it copies.

 2.6 - /PRODUCER

       /PRODUCER=string

    Positional qualifier.

    Specifies the name of the company (for example, DEC) that owns
    the product for which you have a license. Use this optional
    qualifier only if you need to identify the license. This
    qualifier affects only the product name that immediately precedes
    it in the command string.

3 - Description

    To copy a license from one database to another, use LICENSE COPY.
    The following conditions apply to a LICENSE COPY transaction:

    o  The status of the source database license changes to disabled.

    o  Network copies are supported within the limits of remote
       FAL access. If you use access control strings, such as
        "USERNAME password" within the file specification, the actual
       password string is not stored.

    o  LICENSE COPY does not transfer any user-supplied data such as
       reservation lists, modified termination dates, modified units,
       include or exclude node lists, or comments.

4 - Examples

    1.$ LICENSE COPY FORTRAN BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB

      This command copies the Fortran license in the default License
      Database to the BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB License Database. This
      command fails if there is more than one Fortran license in the
      default database.

    2.$ LICENSE COPY FORTRAN/DATABASE=BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB -
      _$ BACKUP_DATA2:BACKUP2.LDB

      This command copies the Fortran license in the source License
      Database to the BACKUP_DATA2:BACKUP2.LDB License Database. This
      command fails if there is more than one Fortran license in the
      source database.

    3.$ LICENSE COPY FORTRAN/ALL BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB

      This command copies all Fortran licenses in the default License
      Database to the BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB License Database.

    4.$ LICENSE COPY FOR*  BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB

      This command copies all licenses whose product names begin
      with the string "FOR" from the default License Database to the
      BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB License Database. In this case, using
      the wildcard character (*) implies the use of /ALL.

    5.$ LICENSE COPY * BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB

      This command copies all licenses from the default License
      Database to the BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB License Database. In
      this case, using the wildcard character (*) implies the use of
      /ALL.

    6.$ LICENSE COPY */PRODUCER=DEC BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB

      This command copies all licenses with the producer name DEC
      from the default License Database to the BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB
      License Database. In this case, using the wildcard character
      (*) implies the use of /ALL.

    7.$ LICENSE COPY D%%  BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB

      This command copies all licenses beginning with a "D" followed
      by any two characters from the default License Database to the
      BACKUP_DATA:BACKUP.LDB License Database. In this case, using
      the wildcard character (%) implies the use of /ALL.