acushare Utility Program

The acushare utility program is included on most UNIX and Linux systems. On those systems it provides three key services for deployments that use the ACUCOBOL-GT runtime system and/or AcuServer. These services include:

• ACUCOBOL-GT runtime license management
• ACUCOBOL-GT runtime shared memory management
• AcuServer license management

acushare's role in the extend license management scheme is described in How Acushare License Management Works. acushare's role in shared memory management in UNIX/Linux environments is detailed in Using Shared Memory. Comprehensive instructions on the use of acushare are in Using acushare.

Note that versions of acushare are compatible as follows:

• Versions of acushare shipped with extend8 products are compatible with all Version 8.x products but cannot be used with previous versions.
• Versions of acushare shipped with pre-extend8 products can be used with all pre-extend8 products but not with any extend8 products.
• You can run both extend8 and pre-extend8 versions of acushare on the same system concurrently.