# Issues in ADABAS DBA Workbench **URL:** \ **Category:** Forum\ **Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Adabas, Adabas-on-Windows-UNIX, Adabas-on-Linux, Adabas-Installation-and-Setup-on-Open-Systems\ **Created:** [November 16, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/issues-in-adabas-dba-workbench/92120 "2009-11-16T21:02:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anshul\_Bansal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@Anshul\_Bansal](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Anshul_Bansal)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/issues-in-adabas-dba-workbench/92120/1 "2009-11-16T21:02:34Z")
I recently downloaded the Windows Version of ADABAS from [www.softwareag.com](http://www.softwareag.com). As per page-5 of the PDF document - ‘200808\_GettingStarted\_tcm16-44429.pdf’ which i got in my mail on registration, i installed the sample database using the icon “Create Demo Database ---
**Author:** ![Klaus\_Weingaertner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/87869e/32.png) [@Klaus\_Weingaertner](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Klaus_Weingaertner)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/issues-in-adabas-dba-workbench/92120/2 "2009-11-16T21:40:04Z")
Hello, could you please check the location C:\ProgramData\Software AG\lkey? In case of a default installation and without other Adabas versions, there shouldn’t be any license file. The community edition does not need any license file. Best Regards Klaus ---
**Author:** ![Anshul\_Bansal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@Anshul\_Bansal](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Anshul_Bansal)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/issues-in-adabas-dba-workbench/92120/3 "2009-11-16T21:59:52Z")
Hi Klaus There is a licence file named ‘ADA61.xml’ in the folder location mentioned above. Regards Anshul ---
**Author:** ![Klaus\_Weingaertner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/87869e/32.png) [@Klaus\_Weingaertner](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Klaus_Weingaertner)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/issues-in-adabas-dba-workbench/92120/4 "2009-11-17T15:03:38Z")
Hi Anshul, the community does not need a license. If you have not installed other versions of Adabas 6.1, you could save your license file ada61.xml at “%CommonProgramFiles%Software AG\lkey” and delete it at this location. Otherwise you have to check the content of this file. It should look like - \ - .... ..... .. ... - Unlimited winxp\_pro,w2000p,winvista,winxp64\_pro ADA ADA61FSETALL Adabas Server 6.1 Production ... Internal - 100 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited yes yes 3 no Best Regards Klaus ---
**Author:** ![Anshul\_Bansal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@Anshul\_Bansal](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Anshul_Bansal)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/issues-in-adabas-dba-workbench/92120/5 "2009-11-17T20:45:19Z")
Hi Klaus I checked the XML file at the folder location - C:/ProgramData/SoftwareAG/lkey I have attached the XML file with this reply, and i believe it is not correct. Please suggest remedial steps. [ADA61.xml](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/uploads/short-url/pMpEJF9hfH3sPvaL0ZPvHz3kvXk.xml) (9.85 KB) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 2:23pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/issues-in-adabas-dba-workbench/92120/6 "2009-11-18T14:23:51Z")
Hi Anshul, You can deactivate the invalid license file via the DBA workbench: Select License-\>Deactivate Pkease note that the Adabas community edition has a limited functionality, and this limited functionality is available without a license file. However, with a valid license you can upgrade the community edition Adabas to the full Adabas functionality. Regards, Wolfgang ---
**Author:** ![Anshul\_Bansal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@Anshul\_Bansal](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Anshul_Bansal)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/issues-in-adabas-dba-workbench/92120/7 "2009-11-18T20:54:18Z")
Hi Wolfgang I tried deactivating the licence file, but was not able to. I got the following error - Remove Failed, rc=-1 Please help me as i’m still not able to use ADABAS on my Windows Vista. 😢 ---
**Author:** ![Anshul\_Bansal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@Anshul\_Bansal](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Anshul_Bansal)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 12:13am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/issues-in-adabas-dba-workbench/92120/8 "2009-11-19T00:13:50Z")
I deleted the Licence File named ‘ADA61.xml’ from the folder location - C:/ProgramData/SoftwareAG/lkey The ADABAS workbench started functioning and I was able to create a Database and activate it. Hope I did it correctly :?: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/issues-in-adabas-dba-workbench/92120/9 "2009-11-24T15:26:46Z")
Hi Anshul, Unfortunately the workbench still has a problem with deactivating the license file on Windows Vista. Deleting the ADA61.xml file was the correct action - this is exactly what the DBA Workbench deactivate license file also does when it works correctly. Regards, Wolfgang ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/issues-in-adabas-dba-workbench/92120/10 "2021-04-02T14:57:45Z")