Why do I receive error 5201 - Unable to connect with required Mathworks Services
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Whenever I try to run MATLAB software, it displays the error message, 'Unable to connect with required Mathworks Services(error 5201)
I've seen similar solutions on here, but the descriptions don't seem the same.
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Saqlain
on 27 Sep 2024
Moved: Walter Roberson
on 5 Dec 2024
yes I have this proble.
Whenever I try to run MATLAB software, it displays the error message, 'Unable to connect with required Mathworks Services(error 5201)
I've seen similar solutions on here, but the descriptions don't seem the same.
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Shuba Nandini
on 29 Aug 2023
Hello,
I understand you are facing an issue to connect with MathWorks Services. This error “Unable to access services required to run MATLAB (error 5201)” indicates that MATLAB has encountered a licensing issue.
Please refer to the below thread to know how to resolve that error:
I hope this helps!
Regards,
Shuba Nandini
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Konstantin
on 19 Jul 2025
Hello
The same problem on debian based kali linux. After several minutes, even if i sign in then matlab crashes with those text in the terminal
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Conor Burgess
on 19 Jul 2025
If the instructions in the linked answer don’t resolve the issue, please reach out to support (see the "Contact support" section at the end of the linked answer).
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