ID 585727 - Flix server fails to start with floating license

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Problem summary
Flix server fails to start with floating license
 
Customer reported version
flix_7.1.0
 
 
Steps to reproduce
 
1)Set Flix to use a floating license by setting the 'floating_license_hostname' parameter

2)Try to start Flix
 
 
Expected behaviour
Flix server should start without errors
 
Actual behaviour
Flix fails to start with the following error message:
 
INFO[0000]licensing.writeLicFile: Creating RLM floating license file            Path=/usr/local/foundry/RLM/flix_foundry.lic
ERRO[0000]licensing.writeLicFile: writing lic file failed                       error="could not get FOS service: kernel is nil"
ERRO[0000]main.getApp: could not create float lic file               error="could not get FOS service: kernel is nil"
ERRO[0000]main.main: Failed to start Flix Server. Please see log.  error="could not get FOS service: kernel is nil"
 
 
Workaround
Use a nodelocked license

 
Reproduced by support
 
This bug has been reproduced in:
Flix 7.1.0
 
Unable to reproduce bug in:
7.0.2
 
Earliest version tested
6.6
 

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