651B1 as a Product Key on Linux doesn't work for network installation of Maya

Issue

When you Start Maya 2010 on Linux using a Network license, you will get the following error:

maya: License was not obtained
Tried Maya Unlimited 2010 (657B1 2010.0.0.F), error 41

License method:
environment variable MAYA_LICENSE_METHOD='network'

Product choice:
environment variable MAYA_LICENSE='unlimited'

License file override:
environment variable MAYA_ALT_EN is not set

In the /var/opt/Autodesk/Adlm/Maya2010/install.env file is

ADLMLICENSETYPE=network
ADLMPRODUCTKEY=651B1
ADLMPRODUCTVERSION=2010.0.0.F
ADLMSERIALNUMBER=351-66864902

Solution

You will notice that the Product Keys don't match. The Autodesk Education Master Suite Product Key is:

651B1

Maya 2010 is looking for the Product Key:

657B1

You will need to uninstall Maya. In a shell, you will need to run the following command:

rpm -qa | egrep 'adlm|Maya'

This command will list all the adlm and Maya packages. To remove all adlm & Maya 2010 packages, type:

rpm -e <PackageName.rpm>

Install Maya using setup and use the following product key:

657B1