Extracting the signature from a license file

A machine-specific license file contains the signature of the machine that it was generated for. To extract this information, use the following command:

pidiag -host -lictomsf licfile msffile

The licfile parameter is the full path of the license file. The msffile parameter is the output machine signature file that will contain the extracted machine signature.

For example:

D:\PI\adm>pidiag -host -lictomsf D:\pilicense.dat D:\test.msf

Use this command when you have a machine-specific license file but do not know which computer it is for. Once you extract the signature, use the pidiag -host -compare command to check it against your machine.