individual license on two computers

I have one office computer (MAC Pro) and Laptop (Mac Book Pro). I want to use matlab in both of them. I read somewhere that this is possible. But when I install it on my laptop it gives me an License Manager Error -9. How can I solve this problem.

Thanks.

Sukru

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

If it is an Individual license, of the Commercial product, then Yes, the last several years license allow that (I do not know how many years back the policy went.) The terms are different for Student Version licenses.

With the right license type for the right product, you just install and then activate the computer against your license (which will require a the long license code.) But which operating system is on each of the two, and which MATLAB version are you using? We might as well verify product compatibility.

[Sukru Besiktepe]

I have Mac OSx in both computers I am installing MATLAB and Map toolbox R2012b.

[Walter Roberson]

Is it the same OS-X? e.g., Mountain Lion on both?

[Sukru Besiktepe]

yes. they are the same. Mac OSX 10.6.8

[Walter Roberson]

That appears to be Snow Leopard. R2012b is not supported on Snow Leopard. But that technical support bulletin Jan pointed to is a useful one.

Answer 2

[Jan]

See http://www.mathworks.de/support/solutions/en/data/1-17RCK/index.html?s_cid=pl_LME9_r2011a and http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/86. Usually This means, that the host ID is wrong. This happens, when you e.g. copy a Matlab installation to another computer instead of re-installing it. When the conditions of your license allow a re-installation on another computer, re-install Matlab. When the conditions of your license do not allow an installation on a second computer, trying to do so is illegal. Questions about illegal procedure are not wanted or accepted in this forum.

Answer 3

[Remus]

Hi I'm in a similar situation. I am a student, but through my university I receive a complete Matlab license (not a student version). I have a home desktop and a personal laptop as well as an office computer at school in my office. Also, due to the nature of the programs I'm working with each computer has a 32- and a 64-bit partition. Is it possible to activate the license ad-hoc and on-demand from whatever OS I'm working in? So far whenever I was hurting for a version to work under the current available platform I had to reinstall. Since that is very inconvenient, I'm running a different Matlab version on each computer...argh... Regards, Remus