2009538 - SYSAM license is not valid if "GROUP" is at the beginning of a line - ASE

ASE fails to checkout license key with error:

... kernel  SySAM: Using licenses from: /usr/sybase/SYSAM-2_0/licenses/license1.lic:/usr/sybase/SYSAM-2_0/licenses/license1_DR.lic
... kernel  SySAM: Failed to obtain license(s) for ASE_CORE feature from license file(s) or server(s).
... kernel  SySAM: SIGN= keyword required but missing from the license certificate.
... kernel  SySAM:  This is probably because the license is older than the application
... kernel  SySAM:  You need to obtain a SIGN= version of this license from your vendor.
... kernel  SySAM: License feature name:  ASE_CORE
... kernel  SySAM: Missing:       SIGN2=
... kernel  SySAM: License search path:   /usr/sybase/SYSAM-2_0/licenses/license1.lic:/usr/sybase/SYSAM-2_0/licenses/license1_DR.lic:
... kernel  SySAM: FLEXnet Licensing error:-114,582
... kernel  SySAM: For further information, refer to the Sybase Software Asset Management website at http://www.sybase.com/sysam
... 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.

SAP Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15.7

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