1Y0-311 · Question #128
A Citrix Administrator needs to retrieve a license from a user who has left the organization. Which command should the administrator execute on the License Server to complete this task without…
The correct answer is D. udadmin. When users or devices connect to an application or desktop, they consume a license for the 90 day license assignment period. The assignment period begins when a connection is made, is renewed to the full 90 days during the life of the connection, and expires (allowing…
Question
A Citrix Administrator needs to retrieve a license from a user who has left the organization. Which command should the administrator execute on the License Server to complete this task without retrieving licenses from other users?
Options
- Almutil
- Blmdown
- Cnet stop
- Dudadmin
How the community answered
(45 responses)- A9% (4)
- B4% (2)
- C2% (1)
- D84% (38)
Explanation
When users or devices connect to an application or desktop, they consume a license for the 90 day license assignment period. The assignment period begins when a connection is made, is renewed to the full 90 days during the life of the connection, and expires (allowing reassignment) 90 days after the last connection terminates (logs off or disconnects). If you have to manually end a license assignment before the 90 day period elapses (for example, an employee consuming a User license leaves the company), use the udadmin command line tool. https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/licensing/downloads/licensing-11-10.pdf page 24 https://bramwolfs.com/2013/08/06/udadmin-gui-a-free-tool-to-manage-xendesktop-userdevice-
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Prof. SaraJun 24, 2026The correct answer is D, udadmin. This command is purpose-built for Citrix User/Device license management and is the only option here that lets you target a single named user to release their checked-out license back to the pool. Think of it with the mnemonic "UD admin handles UD licenses," tying the tool directly to the User/Device license model tested in the Licensing domain of the blueprint. The other options are either too broad or wrong for this job: lmdown shuts down the entire license server (affecting every connected user), net stop kills a Windows service (also a blunt instrument), and lmutil is a general FlexNet utility suite that does not perform per-user license retrieval in the way the question requires. When you see a scenario on the exam involving a departed employee and license reclamation without collateral impact, udadmin is the answer every time.
Orla P.Jun 25, 2026The udadmin call is right, but worth flagging that you also need the -id and -license flags with the exact product name, otherwise the command just lists allocations and does nothing to reclaim the seat.
Imani T.Apr 18, 2026udadmin is your answer here. That command is specifically built to manage Citrix user and device license assignments, so you can target and release a single user's license without touching anyone else's pool.
Luis F.Jun 6, 2026udadmin is the right call here, D all the way. That command is specifically designed for Citrix License Server administration tasks like reclaiming licenses from individual users, which is exactly what the question is asking about. The other options are either too broad or just plain wrong for this scenario, lmdown would take down the entire license server and lmutil is more of a diagnostic/status tool. udadmin lets you target a specific user so you are not accidentally pulling licenses from everyone else on the system, which is the key detail the question is testing.
Ingrid P.Jun 8, 2026udadmin is the right pick, and the detail worth putting on a card is that you pair it with -users and -products flags to target that one user-product combo precisely, since knowing the syntax is what separates a correct answer from a confident wrong one on exam day.
Nina C.Apr 21, 2026Yes, D is right, udadmin is the one you want here because it lets you target a specific user's license and release it without touching anyone else's seat. The other options like lmdown and net stop affect the whole license service, which is the opposite of what the question is asking for.
Orla P.Jun 12, 2026udadmin is right, it targets individual users without touching others' licenses.
Ingrid P.Jun 21, 2026udadmin is right, it targets individual users for license reclamation.
Hiroshi T.Apr 27, 2026udadmin is the right call here. lmutil trips people up because it does interact with licensing, but it is for querying and diagnosing the license server, not for releasing individual user licenses. udadmin, documented in the Citrix Licensing Command-Line Utilities guide, is the tool specifically designed to release a license from a named user without touching other users' allocations.