hi all.
am new to this resource but i really find it very usefull.

i need some help.
i was running sybase ASE-15_0 but am experiencing some problems starting sybase.
Each time i try, i get this error:

[root@jupiter1 install]# ./startserver -f RUN_JUPITER1
[root@jupiter1 install]# 00:00000:00000:2008/04/22 13:01:46.76 kernel SySAM: Using licenses from: /opt/sybase/SYSAM-2_0/licenses
00:00000:00000:2008/04/22 13:01:46.78 kernel SySAM: Failed to obtain 1 license(s) for ASE_CORE feature from license file(s) or server(s).
00:00000:00000:2008/04/22 13:01:46.78 kernel SySAM: Cannot connect to license server system.
00:00000:00000:2008/04/22 13:01:46.78 kernel SySAM: The license server manager (lmgrd) has not been started yet,
00:00000:00000:2008/04/22 13:01:46.78 kernel SySAM: the wrong port@host or license file is being used, or the
00:00000:00000:2008/04/22 13:01:46.78 kernel SySAM: port or hostname in the license file has been changed.
00:00000:00000:2008/04/22 13:01:46.78 kernel SySAM: Feature: ASE_CORE
00:00000:00000:2008/04/22 13:01:46.78 kernel SySAM: Server name: jupiter1
00:00000:00000:2008/04/22 13:01:46.78 kernel SySAM: License path: /opt/sybase/SYSAM-2_0/licenses/SYBASE.lic:/opt/sybase -
00:00000:00000:2008/04/22 13:01:46.78 kernel SySAM: /SYSAM-2_0/licenses/SYBASE_ASE_DE.lic:/opt/sybase/SYSAM-2_0/licenses -
00:00000:00000:2008/04/22 13:01:46.78 kernel SySAM: /SySAMLicenseServer.lic
00:00000:00000:2008/04/22 13:01:46.78 kernel SySAM: FLEXnet Licensing error:-15,570. System Error: 115 "Operation now in progress"
00:00000:00000:2008/04/22 13:01:46.78 kernel SySAM: For further information, refer to the FLEXnet Licensing End User Guide,
00:00000:00000:2008/04/22 13:01:46.78 kernel SySAM: available at http://sybooks.sybase.com/nav/detail.do?docset=833
00:00000:00000:2008/04/22 13:01:46.78 kernel There is no valid license for ASE server product. Installation date is not found or installation grace period has expired. Server will not boot.

can some one help me out.

As the message says, there is no valid licence to be found. Did you enter a licence-key when you installed ASE?

i never entered any license.