{"sections":[{"heading":"Prepare the right context","paragraphs":["Install the supported SUN Magnetics License Manager first. System ID generation requires the daemon even before an activated product entitlement is available.","A changed computer, operating-system installation or execution account can affect a licence's identity match. An administrator shell is not a general cure: generate the ID from the context intended for normal use."]},{"heading":"Generate the file","steps":["In JoSIM-Pro, open Help > About > Generate System ID... and choose a writable destination.","For InductEx Core, open a terminal in a writable working directory and run inductex -id. Check for the newly generated SM_SysID.txt.","If generation fails, resolve the exact daemon/path diagnostic first. Repeatedly requesting a new key cannot repair a missing daemon.","Send the generated identifier file privately when support requests it. Do not transcribe a screenshot or publish identifiers in a shared issue."]},{"heading":"Verify the issued licence","paragraphs":["Use the newly issued file on the intended machine and account. Test the product licence check before a long calculation. Identity generation alone does not activate a seat or prove authorisation."]}],"canonical_url":"https://www.sun-magnetics.com/knowledge-base/shared-generate-system-id","url":"/knowledge-base/shared-generate-system-id","known_issues":[],"search_record":{"execution":true,"relatedProducts":[],"version_tags":["Shared licensing"],"text":"Generate a System ID after a machine or user change Generate the identifier on the intended host and in the account/context that will run the software. Transfer the generated file digitally through private support. Shared licensing InductEx 8 / JoSIM-Pro 2.9.0 source Troubleshooting Prepare the right context Install the supported SUN Magnetics License Manager first. System ID generation requires the daemon even before an activated product entitlement is available. A changed computer, operating-system installation or execution account can affect a licence's identity match. An administrator shell is not a general cure: generate the ID from the context intended for normal use.  Generate the file In JoSIM-Pro, open Help > About > Generate System ID... and choose a writable destination. For InductEx Core, open a terminal in a writable working directory and run inductex -id. Check for the newly generated SM_SysID.txt. If generation fails, resolve the exact daemon/path diagnostic first. Repeatedly requesting a new key cannot repair a missing daemon. Send the generated identifier file privately when support requests it. Do not transcribe a screenshot or publish identifiers in a shared issue.  Verify the issued licence Use the newly issued file on the intended machine and account. Test the product licence check before a long calculation. 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Current-source guidance has been checked; a fresh walkthrough on the intended distributed release and product-owner review remain pending."],"scope":"Recorded inputs/builds only. Complete walkthrough and final-package acceptance remain separate.","verification_requirements":{"gui_method":"product-native scenario or recorded operator walkthrough; screenshots required for GUI guidance","status":"review-incomplete","illustrations":"required","required":["technical-review","release-applicability","execution","recovery","gui-workflow","illustrations"],"legacy_walkthrough_field":"pending retained; not evidence of a complete scenario"},"sources":[{"id":"support:SUP-002","section":"Generalised editorial finding; outcome qualification retained"},{"id":"inductex:docs/manual/ix_install.tex","section":"Obtaining a licence; System ID"},{"id":"josim-pro:docs/manual_source/sections/troubleshooting.tex","section":"Generate System ID"},{"id":"validation:windows-cli-20261102","section":"VAL-007; scope and limits recorded"}]},"title":"Generate a System ID after a machine or user change","type":"Troubleshooting","markdown_url":"/_functions/kbResource?path=markdown%2Fshared-generate-system-id.md","summary":"Generate the identifier on the intended host and in the account/context that will run the software. Transfer the generated file digitally through private support.","product":"Shared licensing"}