Added a sentence explaining why -license is an exception. From my

understanding, the difference is that if we provide a license via
command line flags, it must point to the new license or it won't start.
In this case the license is not picked up automatically.
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Pablo Fernandez
2026-05-15 14:11:47 +01:00
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@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ When a license expires, all licensed components continue to function normally un
License checks happen only at startup. If a license expires while the component is running, nothing changes; the component continues to run until the next restart.
This means you don't need to restart components to install a new license. The component simply picks up the new license the next time it restarts. The exception is when the `-license` flag is used.
This means you don't need to restart components to install a new license. The component automatically picks up the new license the next time it restarts. The exception is when the `-license` flag is used, because the license is provided at startup and must be valid when the component restarts.
See [updating the license key](#updating-the-license-key) for more details.