How to manually update the Crowd license
Purpose
If the license fails to update in Crowd administration, you can also update directly in the configuration file by performing the steps below. The license details for Crowd are stored in crowd.cfg.xml in the application's home directory.
Solution
- Shutdown Crowd
- Navigate to <crowd home dir>/shared/. See Finding your Crowd Home Directory, if this is unknown
- Create a backup of the
crowd.cfg.xml
file and edit with any text editor Look for the line:
<property name="license"><property>
and paste the new license between the property tagsSave and close the
crowd.cfg.xml
file- Start your instance and verify that the license is updated in the Crowd Administration panel
Last modified on Feb 13, 2023
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