Command line activation

[snowwalker1988]

Yes that I know and read your blog.

But in the "About dialog" is also a string of numbers, when you hold the Shift-Key.
This is necessary if a machine is stolen or damaged to deactivate the machine at Camerabits.

Is this ID written in a plist file or is there a way to get it with a terminal command?

Best regards,
Marcus

[Kirk Baker]

Markus,

Yes that I know and read your blog.

But in the "About dialog" is also a string of numbers, when you hold the Shift-Key.
This is necessary if a machine is stolen or damaged to deactivate the machine at Camerabits.

Is this ID written in a plist file or is there a way to get it with a terminal command?

There is no command line parameter that produces that information, currently.  I think it may be a good idea to add that capability, though I will need to discuss this with the rest of the team.

-Kirk

[snowwalker1988]

Hey Kirk,

could you discuss the feature with the rest of the team?

Best regards,
Marcus

[Kirk Baker]

Marcus,

could you discuss the feature with the rest of the team?

The next build of Photo Mechanic 6/Photo Mechanic Plus will have a new 'machine' command-line parameter that will print the 'machine ID' to stderr and quit.

-Kirk

[Kevin M. Cox]

Looks good, thanks Kirk.

[Kevin M. Cox]

Hey Kirk,

Does this same command line activation still work in the latest release of Photo Mechanic? I don't have a subscription yet to test it, but want to note any changes.

Thanks,
Kevin

[ahoward]

No. The commands are different now.

I just published the instructions:  https://docs.camerabits.com/a/solutions/articles/48001256530

[Kevin M. Cox]

Thanks Andrew, that simplifies things a little. I've got some follow-up questions I hope you can answer.

On a clean install on macOS with an un-activated copy of PM:

Running checkLocalActivationValid exits 5
Running checkOnlineActivationValid exits 7

Can you confirm if those commands "exit 0" when PM is already activated?

Likewise, does deactivateOnline "exit 0" after a successful deactivation?

Thanks,
Kevin

[ahoward]

Yes, exit codes of 0 when those commands are successful.

[Kevin M. Cox]

Perfect, thank you!