My named users have changed, what can I do?

Named User Licences

Named user licences are a simple way of working in a small team. Cradle’s variants support single user, named user and enterprise editions. Additionally there are facilities for SaaS and subscription options.  A single user licence is just what it says, it is for one person on one machine. When there are multiple users of a system, it is usual for the server to reside on one machine and the clients on user’s desktops. In a full enterprise version you can install as many clients as you need and simultaneously use the number of clients purchased in your licence.

Named user licensing is a way of having a team of engineers, working on a project, but  (now don’t tell our boss this, but tell yours) at a lower cost.

The restriction being that each of the users is named and locked to the licence. So whilst you could install numerous clients only those login names would be allowed to connect to the server.

We realise that  staff can change, and with each maintenance renewal you can make any changes you like. If you purchase extra licences you can also change the users for free. 3SL reserve the right to charge for more frequent alterations.

It’s all in a file (and the security code)

The named users are contained in a file. If you have system level access to the Cradle installation all you need to do is drop the new file in. If you change the number of users you would also have to configure a new security code.

contents of the named_users file
Named Users file