Installing and Starting MATLAB (Installing and Using MATLAB on Mac OS X) Installing and Using MATLAB on Mac OS X     Setting Up User-Based Licensing Note    If you are using an individual license and you are the only licensed user of your MathWorks products, you can proceed to the next section, Starting the License Manager at Startup. If you have a user-based license, you may need to Check the FLEXlm license options file after your installation is complete, to make sure all licensed users are included. Check that the DAEMON line in your License File includes the options file specification, options=$MATLAB/etc/MLM.opt, where $MATLAB is your MATLAB installation directory. Note    Do not confuse your License File with your options file. The License File contains the encrypted passcodes for each product you are licensed to install and run. The options file is a text file that contains license manager options statements, such as INCLUDE, EXCLUDE and GROUP lines.   After You Install The Options File