maxon app auto login issue

Adrian Wyer

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Nov 11, 2023, 5:57:07 AM11/11/23

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hi all, we have mostly node locked legacy lics for redshift in maya

but one machine (so far) has the maxon app subscription license setup

there's a trick using the mx1 executable from maxon support that you can drop a batch in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp

supposedly when a new user logs in (like RR) it should auto login to the maxon service

testing the bat file it seems to work...

but when i render on the farm i still get no license...

probably being dumb, but is there somewhere in the farm config i can add the login for the license, so that only THAT machine will login and get the floating lic?

we're running RR 8.3.09

thanks

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Adrian Wyer

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Nov 11, 2023, 6:15:34 AM11/11/23

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looking (belatedly) in the online help for RR, i found this;

If you use the subscription license, then you have to setup your login on all machines.

The subscription license requires a local service to be running.

Then you either start the MAXON app or a commandline app to tell the service your MAXON subscription login information.

You can run the commandline app via RR.

License via Red Giant service:

Please take a look at the files RR\sub\misc\MAXON_License_reg.bat/.sh
Edit the file to add your login data.

Start the rrSubmitter and load the file maxon_license_login.bat (windows) or .sh (linux)
Assign the machines that have the maxon app/license service installed
Change the renderer at the bottom to "OnceEachClient"
Submit the job

Clients start executing the job.
Check the render log files.
If you notice that the Red Giant Service nor the the mx1 application is installed, follow the steps on this page to get the unzipped/extracted installer.
(Or rename the installer to .zip and use e.g. Total Commander to extract it)
https://support.maxon.net/hc/en-us/articles/4687177301788-Running-Scripted-Installers

Then edit MAXON_License_reg again to uncomment the install lines.
Reset the job.

however there is no MISC folder in my rr/sub... is this a version issue?

Adrian Wyer

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Nov 12, 2023, 6:32:09 AM11/12/23

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from change logs looks like the maxon license stuff was put in around 8.4.0... without wanting to make too drastic a change to a (hard)working farm... what recommended version should i upgrade to from 8.3.09 ?

RR, Schoenberger

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Nov 13, 2023, 9:41:35 AM11/13/23

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Hi

You should install the latest 8.4 version.

Most of the changes have been done between 8.3 and 8.4 anyway and the latest 8.4 has more bug fixes.