Accessing NI Volume License Manager from Multiple User Accounts

My volume license server is hosted on a single computer, but there are multiple administrators who each have their own login credentials for that server. If different administrators sign in to the server, will they all see the same Volume License Manager (VLM) settings?

Note: Before completing the steps below, it is recommended to back up the Volume License Manager (VLM) folder. 

It is possible to have multiple user accounts configured for the Volume License Server on the same computer, however, administrators cannot access the server simultaneously. Follow the steps below to allow multiple administrators to access and manage the same server:

1. Login to the first user account.
2. Open the NI Volume License Manager and go through the Getting Started Wizard to set up the server for the first time. 
   • Install your license file, set up the server details, add the users and groups, and distribute the corresponding license permissions.
3. Log out of the first account, and log into the next account. 
   • You cannot access the server from more than one account at a given time.
4. Open the NI Volume License Manager. You will be prompted with the same Getting Started Wizard screen.
5. Complete the setup wizard in the same manner as you did in the other user account, and include the license file if prompted. 
   • Ensure the Overdraft and Import settings match those from the previous account. If these settings differ, the new configuration may overwrite the existing one. 
   • You should not need to reconfigure users or groups, as these settings are shared and should automatically carry over from the initial user account. 

After completing these steps, you should be able to see changes in VLM reflected across different user logins. VLM can remain running while users switch accounts; however, only one user can access and manage the server at a time.

If, after completing these steps, you do not see the settings propagate between user accounts, copy the Volume License Manager folder from one user profile and paste it into the same location under the other user account. That folder is located at: C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\Volume License Manager, where ProgramData is a hidden folder. 

Additional Information

Because the NI Volume License Manager information is stored on a shared location on the computer, and changes made on one user account will propagate to another.