Cobol License Manager Error; 'Unable to open License Key database'

Cause

Issue identified to be caused by one of the following scenarios:
Scenario 1): The license manager is being started from an incorrect directory.

Scenario 2): A license manager process is already running.

Scenario 3): If another license manager process not already running and will not start from mflmf directory, then license manager files are corrupted and license manager needs a reinstall.

Solution

Scenario 1):  The license manager is being started from an incorrect directory.

The license manager process should always be started from the license database directory called mflmf.  If it is started from any other directory, the above mentioned error will be encountered.  Change directory to the mflmf directory  and start the license manager as root using mflmman script .

Scenario 2):  A license manager process is already running.

The license manager process mflm_manager is started via script mflmman.  Check that there is no other license manager process already running.  Use ps -ef | grep manager. If another process is already running then kill that process and restart the license manager from the mflmf directory.

Scenario 3):  If another license manager process not already running and will not start from mflmf directory, then license manager files are corrupted and license manager needs a reinstall.

To reinstall  license manager:
1)   Login as root
 2)   Find where the license manager database is installed
        A)   If License manager is running on the system
               Change to $COBDIR/lmf
               Run the command ./lmfgetpv
       B)    If License manager is not running on the system
                      You need to figure out where the mflmf directory or you can
                       check the installation notes as to what directory was provided
                       during installation of License database.

 3)   Shutdown the license manager, if running
         lmfgetpv k
 4)   Change to the license database directory (mflmf)
 5)   Delete the entire directory & its contents
 6)   Delete the contents of the directory /var/mfaslmf and the /var/aslmfsem file
 7)   Change to $COBDIR/lmf
 8)   Run the command lmfinstall
 9)   Choose the license database directory (you can choose the same directory as it is installed earlier)
10)  Once the script is completed (without any errors), change to the license database directory
11)  Run the command ./mflmadm
12)  Press the Key (F2) or (/2) & put in the license details
13)  Install by pressing the (F3) or (/3)
14)  Launch another telnet session & go to the license database directory & boot
        the license manager by running the command ./mflmman
15)  Refresh the license database by returning the license administration menu
        & pressing the (F7) or (/7) key