Terminal Server Is Unable to Locate a License Server

RoyATokeshi
February 28, 2004 9:17 am

Microsoft states in their article: KB304080

Terminal Server Is Unable to Locate a License Server
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This article was previously published under Q304080
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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS
After you install and activate Terminal Server License Server, Terminal Server clients that do not have a valid Terminal Server license are unable to obtain a license from the license server. When this occurs, clients cannot establish a connection to a Terminal Server.
CAUSE
This issue can occur if the Terminal Server Licensing Server is installed as an Enterprise License server.
RESOLUTION
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Verify that your Terminal Services License Server is installed as an Enterprise License Server by checking the following registry key (do not modify this key):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermServLicensing\Parameters

The Role value has either a '0' (Domain/Workgroup License Server) or a '1' (Enterprise License Server).

If your license server is installed as an enterprise license server:
Start Terminal Services Licensing Manager, and then record the number of available client access licenses.
Remove the license server:
In the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel, click Add/Remove Windows Components.
Click to clear the Terminal Services Licensing check box, and then click Next.
At the Terminal Services Setup screen, leave the default selections, and then click Next.
Click Finish.
Reinstall the license server as a domain license server:
In the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel, click Add/Remove Windows Components.
Click to select the Terminal Services Licensing check box, and then click Next.
Click the Domain or Workgroup option, and then click Next.
At the Terminal Services Setup screen, leave the default selections, and then click Next.
Click Finish.
After the installation is complete, contact the Microsoft Clearinghouse at 1-888-571-2048 to reactivate the server and reclaim the licenses that were lost because of the uninstallation.
MORE INFORMATION
Windows 2000 Terminal Server Enterprise License servers only serve terminal servers that are located within the same site, but Domain License servers serve terminal servers throughout the domain. For more information about this, refer to Chapter 16 (Deploying Terminal Services) of the Windows 2000 Server Deployment Planning Guide (Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit).
270898 Permissions Required to Install a Terminal Services Enterprise License Server

The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
Last Reviewed: 9/22/2003 (2.0)
Keywords: kbnetwork kbprb KB304080



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