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The Licensing Toolkit is a command-line utility that provides the following functionality that you can use when working with shared device licenses:
- Activate shared device licenses.
- Deactivate all or specific shared device licenses.
- Get shared device license information.
Download and run licensing toolkit
The procedures described in this document require you to execute commands using the Shared Device Licensing toolkit.
First, you must download the Adobe Licensing Toolkit from the following location based on the client machine OS:
How to use the toolkit on Windows and macOS
Since the toolkit is a command-line utility, you must use the Windows command prompt or the macOS terminal to use it.
If you're unsure of how to execute commands from the Windows command prompt or the macOS terminal, follow these steps to run the toolkit for the commands provided in the following sections of this document:
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Open the Windows command prompt.
Press the Start button on your keyboard, type Command prompt and press Enter.
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From Windows Explorer, drag-and-drop the adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe file (downloaded above) to the Windows command prompt.
Notice that the command prompt now displays the toolkit file name. (It may also display the full folder path of the file).

All the commands described below require you to enter arguments to the toolkit.
For example, to activate shared device licenses, after you drag-and-drop the file on the prompt, type --activate (give a space between the file name and --activate) and press Enter.:
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Open the macOS terminal.
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From the macOS Finder, drag-and-drop the adobe-licensing-toolkit file (from location to which you mounted the file above) to the macOS terminal.
Notice that the command prompt now displays the toolkit file name. (It may also display the full folder path of the file).
Notice that the command prompt now displays the toolkit file name. (It may also display the full folder path of the file).

All the commands described below require you to enter arguments to the toolkit.
For example, to activate shared device licenses, after you drag the file to the prompt, type --activate (insert space between the file name and --activate). Then press Enter.
Activate shared device licenses
After you install a shared device licensed package on a machine, if your end users see the following error on launching an app on that machine, it implies that there was a problem during the install process:

When you deploy a shared device license package, to validate the license, a connection is made to the Adobe licensing servers. The above error occurs if, during the install procedure, the network connection failed due to firewall, proxy, time out or other network issues.
To resolve this issue, first ensure that you have an Internet connection. Then, you can either reinstall the package or you can run the following command with admin privileges to manually activate the package:
Windows:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe --activate
Short form:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe -s
For macOS:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit --activate
Short form:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit -s
For help on how to run the above commands, see How to use the toolkit.
Deactivate shared device licenses
Say that you uninstall a shared device license package, the license count on the Admin Console reflects the reduced license usage. This implies, that the shared device license will now be available to be used on another machine. However, if after the uninstallation, the Admin Console does not reflect the changed license count, you can manually deactivate the license on the machine.
If you plan to retire or repurpose a lab machine, you can uninstall the shared device license package from that machine. Alternatively, you can simply deactivate the license on that machine. The shared device license is then available to be deployed on another machine.
Deactivate all licenses
To deactivate all licenses on a machine, run the following command with admin privileges:
Windows:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe --deactivate
Short form:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe -t
For macOS:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit --deactivate
Short form:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit -t
For help on how to run the above commands, see How to use the toolkit.
Deactivate specific licenses
You can also choose to deactivate only specific shared device licenses on a machine.
Run the following command with admin privileges:
Windows:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe --deactivate --npdId <Comma separated list of NPDIDs>
Short form:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe -t -n <Comma separated list of NPDIDs>
For macOS:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit --deactivate --npdId <Comma separated list of NPDIDs>
Short form:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit -t -n <Comma separated list of NPDIDs>
For help on how to run the above commands, see How to use the toolkit.
To deactivate specific licenses on a machine, you will need the NPDIDs for the packages that you want to deactivate. To get the NPDIDs of packages on a machine, use the license information option.
View license information
Use the licenseInformation command for details of the licenses installed on a machine.
For Windows:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe --licenseInformation
Short form:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe -l
For macOS:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit --licenseInformation
Short form:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit -l
For help on how to run the above commands, see How to use the toolkit.
Sample output:
Adobe Licensing Toolkit (0.1.5.57) License Details NpdId : MWVjZGNlMzMtZGU2Yi00ZmNlLTkzZTktY2MxMjBhZmFiZjg1 AppId : Photoshop1 DeploymentMode : NAMED_USER_EDUCATION_LAB CacheExpiry : 03/06/19 20:01:56 India Standard Time LicenseId : 511F26523959D15EBD9B LicenseExpiry : 03/06/21 20:01:56 India Standard Time NpdId : YjZiOGU0ZTItYTkxNy00NTFlLWFkOTItZTljNTc2M2U2OTgx AppId : Animate1 DeploymentMode : NAMED_USER_EDUCATION_LAB CacheExpiry : 03/06/19 20:01:56 India Standard Time LicenseId : 511F26523959D15EBD9B LicenseExpiry : 03/06/21 20:01:56 India Standard Time Operation Successfully Completed
View package details
Use the displayAsnpDetails for brief information of the licenses activated on a client.
For Windows:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe --displayAsnpDetails
Short form:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe -d
For macOS:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit --displayAsnpDetails
Short form:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit -d
For help on how to run the above commands, see How to use the toolkit.
The following output displays the apps installed via packages on this computer.
Adobe Licensing Toolkit (1.0.0.57) ASNP Details App : InDesign1 OperatingConfig : SW5EZXNpZ24xe30yMDE4MDcyMDA0-NTcwMTI5NTUtNGQyNC00ZmJjLWE4NGEtOTZjZjNmMzBlYmYx-90-stg.operatingconfig Asnp : TlRjd01USTVOVFV0TkdReU5DMDBabUpqTFdFNE5HRXRPVFpqWmpObU16QmxZbVl4e305YjI3YzBmNi01MGU3LTRmNDMtOWY4Yi0xMThjNzVhMzQwYWU.asnp App : Photoshop1 OperatingConfig : UGhvdG9zaG9wMXt9MjAxODA3MjAwNA-NTcwMTI5NTUtNGQyNC00ZmJjLWE4NGEtOTZjZjNmMzBlYmYx-90-stg.operatingconfig Asnp : TlRjd01USTVOVFV0TkdReU5DMDBabUpqTFdFNE5HRXRPVFpqWmpObU16QmxZbVl4e302MDA0NmRhOC0wZTE1LTQwNDktYjFmNy1mM2UxMGViODQxZDc.asnp Operation Successfully Completed
Use the displayAsnpDetails option, with the optional verbose flag, to view all available details of the licenses activated on a client.
For Windows:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe --displayAsnpDetails --verbose
Short form:
adobe-licensing-toolkit.exe -d -v
For macOS:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit --displayAsnpDetails --verbose
Short form:
sudo ./adobe-licensing-toolkit -d -v
For help on how to run the above commands, see How to use the toolkit.
The following output displays the apps installed via packages on this computer. For each app, the output also displays the following details:
asnpData:
JSON object of all activation data.
deploymentMode:
FRL package activation mode - Isolated Activation or Connected Activation.
npdId:
Unique package identifier. Used when removing a package license from a machine. See above.
Adobe Licensing Toolkit (1.0.0.57) ASNP Details App : InDesign1 OperatingConfig : SW5EZXNpZ24xe30yMDE4MDcyMDA0-NTcwMTI5NTUtNGQyNC00ZmJjLWE4NGEtOTZjZjNmMzBlYmYx-90-stg.operatingconfig Asnp : TlRjd01USTVOVFV0TkdReU5DMDBabUpqTFdFNE5HRXRPVFpqWmpObU16QmxZbVl4e305YjI3YzBmNi01MGU3LTRmNDMtOWY4Yi0xMThjNzVhMzQwYWU.asnp { "asnpData" : { "adobeCertSignedValues" : null, "customerCertHeaders" : [ { "header" : "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", "signature" : "{{customerSignature1}}" }, { "header" : 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"signature" : "{{customerSignature2}}" } ], "customerCertSignedValues" : null, "templateId" : "TlRjd01USTVOVFV0TkdReU5DMDBabUpqTFdFNE5HRXRPVFpqWmpObU16QmxZbVl4e305YjI3YzBmNi01MGU3LTRmNDMtOWY4Yi0xMThjNzVhMzQwYWU" }, "branding" : { "name" : "SKD Branding name" }, "deploymentMode" : "FRL_CONNECTED", "id" : "27175704-bba8-4910-88c2-054e871e9bff", "nglAppId" : "InDesign1", "npdId" : "NTcwMTI5NTUtNGQyNC00ZmJjLWE4NGEtOTZjZjNmMzBlYmYx", "npdPrecedence" : 90, "profileRequestPayloadParams" : { "appParams" : [ "nglAppId", "nglAppVersion", "nglLibVersion", "currentAsnpId" ], "deviceParams" : [ "deviceId", "osUserId", "osName", "osVersion", "currentDate", "enableVdiMarkerExists", "isVirtualEnvironment", "isOsUserAccountInDomain" ] }, "profileServerUrl" : "https://lcs-cops-stage.adobe.io/" } App : Photoshop1 OperatingConfig : UGhvdG9zaG9wMXt9MjAxODA3MjAwNA-NTcwMTI5NTUtNGQyNC00ZmJjLWE4NGEtOTZjZjNmMzBlYmYx-90-stg.operatingconfig Asnp : TlRjd01USTVOVFV0TkdReU5DMDBabUpqTFdFNE5HRXRPVFpqWmpObU16QmxZbVl4e302MDA0NmRhOC0wZTE1LTQwNDktYjFmNy1mM2UxMGViODQxZDc.asnp { "asnpData" : { "adobeCertSignedValues" : null, "customerCertHeaders" : [ { "header" : 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"signature" : "{{customerSignature1}}" }, { "header" : 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"signature" : "{{customerSignature2}}" } ], "customerCertSignedValues" : null, "templateId" : "TlRjd01USTVOVFV0TkdReU5DMDBabUpqTFdFNE5HRXRPVFpqWmpObU16QmxZbVl4e302MDA0NmRhOC0wZTE1LTQwNDktYjFmNy1mM2UxMGViODQxZDc" }, "branding" : { "name" : "SKD Branding name" }, "deploymentMode" : "FRL_CONNECTED", "id" : "f27682d7-1b10-4f1c-a243-5e52580a9966", "nglAppId" : "Photoshop1", "npdId" : "NTcwMTI5NTUtNGQyNC00ZmJjLWE4NGEtOTZjZjNmMzBlYmYx", "npdPrecedence" : 90, "profileRequestPayloadParams" : { "appParams" : [ "nglAppId", "nglAppVersion", "nglLibVersion", "currentAsnpId" ], "deviceParams" : [ "deviceId", "osUserId", "osName", "osVersion", "currentDate", "enableVdiMarkerExists", "isVirtualEnvironment", "isOsUserAccountInDomain" ] }, "profileServerUrl" : "https://lcs-cops-stage.adobe.io/" }
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