No valid Gurobi license was found (in spite of having a license)

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Feb 18, 2016
M

I am repeatedly getting this error:
“No valid Gurobi license was found” (when entering “cvx_setup cvx_license”)
in spite of having a license and putting it in via the “cvx_grbgetkey xxx…” command.

Can anyone please tell me what’s the issue here?

Now that the license has been retrieved, please run CVX_SETUP to configure
CVX to use the Gurobi solver with the new license.

cvx_setup cvx_license


CVX: Software for Disciplined Convex Programming (c)2014 CVX Research
Version 2.1, Build 1110 (66e9a9c) Wed Jun 10 21:43:38 2015

Installation info:
Path: C:\cvx
MATLAB version: 8.6 (R2015b)
OS: Windows 8 amd64 version 6.2
Java version: 1.7.0_60
Verfying CVX directory contents:
No missing files.
Preferences:
Path: my path..
License host:
Username: graph2
Host ID: my id
Installed license:
Organization: Stony Brook University
Contact: Mahdin Mahboob (mahdin.mahboob@stonybrook.edu)
License type: academic
Named user: graph2
Host ID: //
Expiration: 2017-02-18 (366 days remaining)
Status: verified

Setting CVX paths…already set!
Searching for solvers…5 shims found.
3 solvers initialized (* = default):
Mosek 7.1.0.12 {cvx}\mosek\w64

  • SDPT3 4.0 {cvx}\sdpt3
    SeDuMi 1.34 {cvx}\sedumi
    2 solvers skipped:
    GLPK
    Could not find a GLPK installation.
    Gurobi {cvx}\gurobi\w64
    No valid Gurobi license was found. (Please note that this
    license is not the same as the CVX license; it must be
    obtained directly from Gurobi Optimization.) If you do have
    a Gurobi license, the the Gurobi MEX file could not find it.
    Please consult the Gurobi documentation for assistance.
    Saving updated preferences…done.
    Testing with a simple model…done!

To change the default solver, type “cvx_solver <solver_name>”.
To save this change for future sessions, type “cvx_save_prefs”.
Please consult the users’ guide for more information.

M

Where is the license stored? Try moving it to your home directory, and renaming it to gurobi.lic.

M

Thanks, but I am getting the following error now:

Can you please help me identify the problem?

M

I think I figured the problem - it is because I am trying to access from my home (non-academic) network. Will go try again in the morning in my university lab. Thanks.

M
Replying to #4

You could just move the license from its current location to the new one. It will be the same license if you download it again.

M

The problem was solved, thanks a lot.

M

I have the same problem, how did you fix it?