Borrowing a license using the general Autodesk procedure does not borrow licenses for specialized features such as the Maya batch render node.
To borrow a Maya license (Windows)
This borrows a Maya license from the server.
To borrow a Maya license (Mac OS X or Linux)
where enddate is the date you will return the license, formatted as follows: dd-mmm-yyyy . The time argument is optional, but is specified in 24-hour format ( hh:mm ).
For example: lmutil lmborrow adskflex 14-oct-2016 [14:00] borrows a license until October 14, 2016 at 2:00 pm.
This borrows a Maya license from the server.
Stopping license borrowing is different from returning a license.
To stop borrowing a Maya license (Windows)
To stop borrowing a Maya license (Mac OS X or Linux)
Your network license is automatically returned to the network license server at the end of the return date you set when you borrowed the license. You can also return a license earlier than the date you originally selected, as long as your computer is connected to the network license server when you attempt to return the borrowed license.
Returning a license means that you are returning a license to the network server so that someone else can use or borrow it. Once a borrowed license is returned, you can borrow a license again as long as your computer is connected to the network license server and a license is available on the server.
To return a license early (Windows)
To return a license early (Mac OS X or Linux)
On the same computer where you borrowed the license, do the following: