topic Re: How to delete/clear the Publisher License in QlikView

How to delete/clear the Publisher License

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

Hi I have to delete/clear a publisher license. I can see that the Server license tab has an option called "CLEAR LICENSE" , but that is not present in the publisher license.

I tried to manually delete the Publisher Lef after stopping the QDS and QMC (only these two are present in the PUB Server).

But the License just does'nt seem to get cleared and the Publisher Lef appears again the server .

Any suggestions ?

Re: How to delete/clear the Publisher License

tresB — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 05:03:59 GMT

Have you tried like?

Remove Serial number and LEF information, -> 'Apply License'

Re: How to delete/clear the Publisher License

Fri, 20 Sep 2013 05:08:05 GMT

Yes , but still the lef file gets re-created and the license information appears in the QMC

Re: How to delete/clear the Publisher License

tresB — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 05:14:33 GMT

Try deleting the file that stores the information.

The Publisher license is contained in a file called PubLef.txt, located in C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\Publisher\CommandCenter\Publisher LEF (or C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\QlikTech\Publisher\CommandCenter\Publisher LEF on older operating systems). Stop all services, delete this file, and then start all services again and the Publisher license should disappear from QMC.

Re: How to delete/clear the Publisher License

Fri, 20 Sep 2013 05:26:26 GMT

I tried manually delete the Publisher Lef file after stopping the QDS and QMC (only these two are present in the PUB Server).

Still when i start the services again the lef file gets auto generated along with the license information.

Re: How to delete/clear the Publisher License

tresB — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 05:31:58 GMT

Give another try this way

Re: How to delete/clear the Publisher License

Chip_Matejowsky — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:35:13 GMT

To remove the Publisher license follow the below steps:

Stop the QlikView Management Service (QMS) and QlikView Distribution Service (QDS) from Windows Services applet (Start menu > Administrative Tools > Services applet)
Go to folder %ProgramData%\QlikTech\ManagementService
Rename/remove the PublisherLef folder
Rename/remove the Reginfo.txt file
Remove all xml and bak files located in the QVPR folder
Rename/Remove 'qvpr_servername' Configuration Settings file
Restart the QMS and QDS services from the Services applet
In QlikView Management Console (QMC) navigate to System > Licenses > QlikView Publisher to confirm the Publisher serial number and LEF have been removed