MATLAB: Do I get “License Manager Error -89”

Question

When starting MATLAB I receive the following error:

MATLAB cannot be started. This platform not authorized by license (-89,310)

Why do I get this error, and how can I resolve the issue?

Answer 1

"License Manager Error -89" indicates that your license file is invalid because it was generated for a different operating system.

For example, this error would occur if a Linux license file was used for a Windows MATLAB installation.

To resolve this issue, you will need to activate again and specify the correct operating system.

There are two ways to activate:

Activate automatically using the activation application.

For instructions, please see the following article:

How do I activate MATLAB?

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/99457

Activate manually using the License Center.

For instructions, please see the following article:

How do I activate MATLAB without an internet connection?

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/259627