Read-only mode was introduced in License Statistics 6.0 for the user convenience. It allows to run application and make basic administration tasks even if the license was exceeded or expired. License Statistics versions prior to 6.0 where not starting in most of cases related to license over-usage or passed expiration time.
Application
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runs in read-only mode
Read-only mode will be enable automatically in the situations Application will fail to start due to licensing in the cases listed below:
- Version of the application is higher than the version in the license.
- License (including Trial) has expired.
- Maintenance expired, but application was upgraded.
In the cases listed above License Statistics won't start read-only mode due to potential database migration. This prevents irreversible changes in customers data if he would have to decrease License Statistics instance.
Application runs in read-only mode
Read-only mode will be enable automatically in the situations listed below:
- License (including Trial) has expired.
- Users limit exceeds the license limit.
- License Server limit exceeds the license limit.
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