If you are running a headless server or are having issues using the graphical License Administrator utility hkey, the non-graphical utility sesictrl will allow you to administer the license server through the command line.

To obtain help information about a specific command run: sesictrl --help
If you need help information from the legacy sesictrl interface enter: sesictrl --legacy-help

Examples of using sesictrl:

• Redeem license entitlements: sesictrl redeem
• Install generated keystrings: sesictrl install copy-generated-keystring-here
• Return licenses: sesictrl return-license
• Generate the license diagnostics: sesictrl diagnostic
• License usage: sesictrl print-license

To access the program sesictrl, you will need to source the Houdini environment.

Windows

• Start->Search and type "Command Line Tools 18.0".
• Or, C:/Program Files/Side Effects Software/ Houdini 18.0.x/bin/hcmd.exe
• Type sesictrl at the prompt to see the available options.

OSX

• Spotlight search for Houdini Terminal for your specific Houdini version.
• Applications->Houdini->Current->Utilities->Houdini Terminal 18.0
• Type sesictrl at the prompt to see the available options.
• You can also source the Houdini environment in your shell:
  • cd /Applications/Houdini/Houdini18.0.397/Frameworks/Houdini.framework/Versions/Current/Resources
  • source ./houdini_setup

Linux

• The sesictrl program is located in /usr/lib/sesi
• Type ./sesictrl to see the available options
• You can also source the Houdini environment in your shell:
  • cd /opt/hfs18.0
  • source houdini_setup

For more information about sesictrl please refer to www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/ref/utils/sesictrl.html