topic Re: Error: Portal for ArcGIS does not have a valid license. in ArcGIS Enterprise Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/error-portal-for-arcgis-does-not-have-a-valid/m-p/740990#M28145 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>OK. I've seen cases where the keycodes file has expired line-items that can cause issues like this. Besides the line for Portal for ArcGIS, are there any other products or extensions that may have expired listed in the keycodes file?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Apr 2017 13:45:35 GMT RandallWilliams 2017-04-06T13:45:35Z Error: Portal for ArcGIS does not have a valid license. https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/error-portal-for-arcgis-does-not-have-a-valid/m-p/740986#M28141 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'm getting this error when trying to start Portal:</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<SPAN>Portal for ArcGIS does not have a valid license.</SPAN></P><P>I've bounced the license manager and re-authorized the license.&nbsp;</P><P>I'd rather not un-install/re-install if I can avoid it, so . . . thoughts?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 05 Apr 2017 19:30:16 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/error-portal-for-arcgis-does-not-have-a-valid/m-p/740986#M28141 LauraAnderson1 2017-04-05T19:30:16Z Re: Error: Portal for ArcGIS does not have a valid license. https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/error-portal-for-arcgis-does-not-have-a-valid/m-p/740987#M28142 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>What is the version of Portal?</P><P>If it is ver. 10.5, you will need authorize&nbsp;a license of the same version. Older license codes/files won't work.</P><P>Moreover (I think you know this), the license code for Portal for ArcGIS is different from the code of ArcGIS Server.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 05 Apr 2017 19:44:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/error-portal-for-arcgis-does-not-have-a-valid/m-p/740987#M28142 JayantaPoddar 2017-04-05T19:44:19Z Re: Error: Portal for ArcGIS does not have a valid license. https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/error-portal-for-arcgis-does-not-have-a-valid/m-p/740988#M28143 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Also, ArcGIS Enterprise isn't tied to the ArcGIS Desktop license manager. Do you have a perpetual or term license? It may be that the license has expired. Check down in <A href="https://community.esri.com/">\\program</A> files (x86)\esri\license10.x\sysgen - there should be a 'keycodes' file. Open it with notepad and the expiration date should be noted.</P><P></P><P>Was your portal working previously?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 05 Apr 2017 19:55:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/error-portal-for-arcgis-does-not-have-a-valid/m-p/740988#M28143 RandallWilliams 2017-04-05T19:55:07Z Re: Error: Portal for ArcGIS does not have a valid license. https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/error-portal-for-arcgis-does-not-have-a-valid/m-p/740989#M28144 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Version is 10.2.1</P><P></P><P>We are just now starting to look into Portal, and yes it was working as of a couple of weeks ago.</P><P></P><P>Expiration in the keycodes file is 15-Oct-2018</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 05 Apr 2017 20:13:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/error-portal-for-arcgis-does-not-have-a-valid/m-p/740989#M28144 LauraAnderson1 2017-04-05T20:13:07Z Re: Error: Portal for ArcGIS does not have a valid license. https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/error-portal-for-arcgis-does-not-have-a-valid/m-p/740990#M28145 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>OK. I've seen cases where the keycodes file has expired line-items that can cause issues like this. Besides the line for Portal for ArcGIS, are there any other products or extensions that may have expired listed in the keycodes file?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Apr 2017 13:45:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/error-portal-for-arcgis-does-not-have-a-valid/m-p/740990#M28145 RandallWilliams 2017-04-06T13:45:35Z Re: Error: Portal for ArcGIS does not have a valid license. https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/error-portal-for-arcgis-does-not-have-a-valid/m-p/740991#M28146 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi All,</P><P>I faced the same message using the builder , but after uninstalling it and move with the standalone machine setup it works.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:04:34 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/error-portal-for-arcgis-does-not-have-a-valid/m-p/740991#M28146 RamlaShihab1 2017-07-18T12:04:34Z