Terminal Service Licensing

[caddo65590]

Hi All,
I have terminal service licensing server currently runing on a w2k adv.
server but in an NT4 domain.
I need to migrate this server to a w2k domain. The problem is any time the
server joins the w2k domain, the terminal licensing service stops.
When I remove the server from the w2k domain then the service starts again.
Does anyone know why this is happening?
Is there any special way to do this??
Thanks

 

[Ray Lava [MSFT]]

Caddo,

You cannot transplant a terminal server licensing server between domains. If you move your TSLS to another domamin, you will have to contact the terminal server licensing server and reinstall your terminal server licenses.

I cut the following snipet out of knowledge base article 290712:

In a Windows NT 4.0 domain, the Terminal Server

Licensing server can only be installed on a Windows 2000-based computer. In a

Windows 2000 domain, you must install the Terminal Server Licensing Server on a

domain controller. If you upgrade your Windows NT 4.0 domain to a Windows 2000

Active Directory domain, Terminal Services Licensing servers that reside on

member servers will no longer function. You must then reinstall the Terminal

Services Licensing server on a Windows 2000 domain controller. The Terminal

Services licenses that were on the member server will need to reissued by the

Clearinghouse and re-activated.



I hope this answers your question.



Ray Lava
Microsoft Corporation

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