#iLok comes much more nicer to use once you discover by accident that there is a command-line tool installed to /usr/local/bin

iloktool - 5.9.0 (b5097,  edaa5278, Release, 64 bit, built Oct 25 2023)
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Usage: iloktool <operation> <options>

<operation> is one of the following:
help            Prints this help message.
auths           Show all of the authorizations (licenses) available to your computer.
cloud --open    Open an iLok cloud session. Requires --account & --password for the iLok account.
cloud --close   Close all iLok cloud sessions or with --account & --password close a single session.
cloud --status  Returns the cloud status: "Open" or "Closed".
list            List iLok devices attached to this machine.

<options>:
  -h [ --help ]         Show these usage instructions.
  -a [ --account ] arg  This is the account login ID in the "cloud" operation.
  -c [ --close ]        This is used with the "cloud" operation to close all or
                        a single open cloud session.
  -o [ --open ]         This is used with the "cloud" operation to open a cloud
                        session.
  -p [ --password ] arg This is the account password for the "cloud" operation.
  -s [ --status ]       This is used with the "cloud" operation to get the
                        cloud status (Open or Closed).
  -t [ --type ] arg     If specified, this filters the "list" operation by the
                        specified iLok type.
  -V [ --version ]      Show the version number.
  -v [ --verbose ]      Indicate verbose output.

Examples (omit the -v at the end if you don't want verbose):

If you specify no operation, you get a non-verbose list of all local and
remote iLoks:
    iloktool

List all, just iLok1, just iLok2 and just iLok3 type devices respectively:
    iloktool list -v
    iloktool list --type 1 -v
    iloktool list --type 2 -v
    iloktool list --type 3 -v

Display all auths (licenses) available to your computer:
    iloktool auths -v

Open a cloud session, close a cloud session, close all cloud sessions or get
cloud status respectively:
    iloktool cloud --open --account your_account --password your_password -v
    iloktool cloud --close --account your_account --password your_password -v
    iloktool cloud --close -v
    iloktool cloud --status -v

Once you successfully use your account and password to open or close a cloud
session, your password will be saved in the computer's key chain, and you can
omit the password in subsequent open and close operations:
    iloktool cloud --open --account your_account -v
    iloktool cloud --close --account your_account -v

I used to hate iLok but these days I think that it would best if all #audio #plugin companies would use the only solution that has matured somewhat usable instead of inventing their own factors worse licensing schemes.

#MusicProduction #licensing