The SolidNetWork License (SNL) Manager can distribute licenses to client installations that are directly connected to it through a network, but it can also allow client installations to borrow a license for a period of time and disconnect from the network. The ability to borrow licenses from the license pool may not always be desired however, so how can this feature of the SNL Manager be disabled?
There is no direct way to disable this feature through the SNL Manager, however it can be controlled by use of an Options file.
For more information about setting up an Options file for the SolidNetWork License see the article Changing 2010 SolidNetwork License Manager Default Timeout Period
The option BORROW_LOWWATER can be used to prevent all users from being able to borrowing a license of a specified product from the SolidWorks network licnese.
This can be entered as: BORROW_LOWWATER feature n
The value feature should be replaced with the name of the SolidWorks product. The value n should be replaced with 0 to block all borrowing.
The option EXCLUDE_BORROW can be used to prevent a specified user or group from borrowing a license.
This can be entered as: EXCLUDE_BORROW feature type name
The value feature should be replaced with the name of the SolidWorks product, the value type should be either USER or GROUP and the value name is the group or user name that should be blocked from borrowing.
