Scherlokk User Manual

Naarak Studio

Extending Scherlokk License

Scherlokk lets you assign your license to all users on your computer. Extending the license allows to use Scherlokk by any user logged to the computer - also for Guest user.

To extend the license for all users:

1. Launch Scherlokk.
2. Open About Scherlokk.

3. Click the registered user name (on the above example picture, click the blue Naarak Studio text).
A license information window will open.

4. Click "Assign License for All Users" button.
5. Enter your Mac account password.

6. Press "OK" button. Your license will be extended for all users.

To remove the license for all users, make the same steps.
In the About dialog "Remove License" instead of "Assign License" will be displayed.

Activating Scherlokk from command line

ssh (Remote Login):
    login to the remote host:
    ssh admin-user@host-ip,

    copy Scherlokk to the remote host /Applications folder, then launch it from command line (still in the ssh session):
    sudo -s /Applications/Scherlokk.app/Contents/MacOS/Scherlokk -l license-key
    providing your site license key as <license-key>. This will register Scherlokk on the remote machine for all users.

any file copy protocol (smb, afp):
    mount the remote host root folder (system disk) and copy Scherlokk to the remote /Applications folder
    on your local machine open Terminal and open your local version of Scherlokk by typing:
    sudo /Applications/Scherlokk.app/Contents/MacOS/Scherlokk -remote -l license-key
    providing your site license key as <license-key>. When a window opens, select the remote root folder (which you had mounted) where you want to install Scherlokk and press "Select".

   This will register Scherlokk on the remote machine for all users.
   This method will success if you mount the remote host root folder with sufficient permissions (administrator, root is not needed)

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