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Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam 6.0.1 requires a license file (.slf) in order to be activated. Please see below for instructions on how to obtain and install a license file.

To license your product, you must first register with Symantec. After registering with Symantec, a license file will be emailed to you. License files are digitally signed, so any attempts to edit a license file will result in corruption of the file and render it invalid.

Obtaining a license file

Follow the steps in this section to register with Symantec and download a license file.

You will need the following information for registration:

• Symantec Serial Number, which is printed on the Symantec Value License (Certificate).
• Contact details of your technical support contact (Network Administrator).
• Email address to receive the license key.

1. Navigate to the Licensing Portal at http://licensing.symantec.com.
2. Log on to the Licensing Portal.
3. Click License Management.

The License Management application offers a variety of functions that enable flexible management of Symantec Entitlements and related License Keys. This application is used primarily to obtain License Keys. There are three (3) steps to get a License Key:

1. ADD an Entitlement to your portal account
2. REGISTER your Entitlement to get a License Key
3. RECEIVE your License Keys via email

For detailed steps of navigating through the Symantec License Portal, Please click "Help" located in the top right corner of the License Portal log-in screen.

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Note: Symantec's licensing tool compresses or "zips" license files to make them smaller and quicker to download. These "zipped" files are not self-extracting, and require third-party software such as WinZip or PKZip to open. If you are unsure whether you need zip utility software, visit the WinZip or PKZip Web sites to download an evaluation copy. For instructions on how to download and unzip files, read the document How to zip and unzip files.

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To install the license file:

For Windows:



Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam 6.0.1 (the Symantec version of 6.0) does have a browse button within the license wizard that is used to install the license file, but the wizard does not appear in the interface of the product.
During the Brightmail Server installation, the wizard will automatically appear. If you need to bring it up at any other time, you must run the executable at the path below. The path for the wizard on windows is C:\Program Files\Symantec\SBAS\Scanner\Bin\regwizard.exe
Use the browse button to locate license file Click Next.
Registration Completed Successfully! Click Finish.



For Unix

During the Brightmail Server installation, the prompt below will appear regarding licensing:

Registration ------------ Please register your Brightmail installation now. If you choose not to, you will not be able to receive Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam filters until registration is complete. Do you want to register now? ->1- Yes 2- No ENTER THE NUMBER FOR YOUR CHOICE, OR PRESS <ENTER> TO ACCEPT THE DEFAULT:



If you accept the default the text below will appear:

Input License File Path ----------------------- Please Enter your License File Path. License File Path: (DEFAULT: none):


A typical response would be:

e.g. /home/user/license.slf

To register the product after installation follow the steps below:

1. As root user, from the /opt/Symantec/sbas/Scanner/sbin directory, run the registration script:
$ su root
# cd /opt/Symantec/sbas/Scanner/sbin
# register.sh

2. The following prompt apppears:

Input License File Path ----------------------- Please Enter your License File Path. License File Path: (DEFAULT: none):

3. Enter the absolute path to the location of your .slf file.

e.g. /home/user/license.slf

Please click this link, if you followed above descripiton but activation is not successful.

Other related documents:

• Archived: How to register Small Business Edition software?
• Archived: How do I register and activate my Symantec Enterprise products?
• How to obtain and install a content license file for Symantec Business Packs

Document ID: 20040920144221960
Last Modified: 11/01/2006
Date Created: 09/20/2004

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