License Management (MATLAB Installation Guide for Unix) MATLAB Installation Guide for Unix     Licensing Components The MathWorks uses a license manager program, called FLEXlm (a product of GLOBEtrotter Software, Inc.), to control access to the software. FLEXlm consists of these main components: License Manager Daemon Vendor Daemon Applications License File Throughout this section, references to the $MATLAB directory refer to the directory in which the contents of the MATLAB distribution are installed.  License Management License Manager Daemon