Microsoft KB Archive/837262

= Documentation about the OPTION flag in the machine activation utility of the Windows Rights Management client =

Article ID: 837262

Article Last Modified on 3/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) for Windows Server 2003

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SUMMARY
The computer activation utility, Actmachine.exe, is a command-line utility. This utility is included with the Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) client and with the Windows Rights Management client Software Development Kit (SDK). However, although an additional option flag (/r) was also included before the final release, this option flag was not documented.



MORE INFORMATION
The computer activation utility, Actmachine.exe, is used to manually activate the RMS client.

Different option flags that you can use with the utility are documented in the Windows Rights Management client SDK documentation and in the Windows Rights Management Services Help file (Deploy.chm).

The /r flag is used to retain the current certificate store on the computer when the computer is reactivated. By default, when you try to activate a computer, any existing Rights Management (RM) licenses are deleted. However, if you use the /r flag, the following items are retained on the computer:
 * the computer certificate
 * the RM lockbox
 * any client licensor certificates
 * any RM account certificates

The syntax for the Actmachine.exe utility is as follows:

ActMachine [/n] [/p path] [/l path] [/r]

Note The Actmachine.exe utility recognizes the dash character (-) or the slash character (/) followed by option flags. The tool is not case sensitive.

