Testing TS and licensing

[Guest Brent]

I am trying to evaluate TS on our 2003 Server but it will not accept user

login credentials.

 

This thread below exactly describes my situation EXCEPT I just configured

the server as a terminal server 2 days ago:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services&tid=1ad8c1cb-7406-451e-b609-3978c3846aa1&cat=en_US_9d749b6a-5138-4a90-ba10-031318c00d76&lang=en&cr=US&p=1

 

Does configuring 2003 Server Standard as a file and print server affect the

licensing grace period for TS? It has been used as such for years.

 

I am seeing Event 1010 in the Event Viewer when logins are attempted.

 

I went through the whole process of configuration, user permissions. etc. on

a virtual computer successfully but the real machine won't accept any login

credentials.

 

If it is a licensing issue how would I reconfigure to for administrative

logins to allow at least 2 users to test TS as a method of remote access? We

need to know if TS is responsive enough before we spring for TS CALS.

 

Thanks for any help forthcoming.

 

Brent

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Testing TS and licensing

 

This problem (the TS grace period ends immediately) has been

reported here a couple of times. One explanation could be that TS

was initially installed during installation of the OS, and then

uninstalled again. It also seems to happen more often on servers

where the base OS installation was already prepared for by the

vendor server hardware vendor. Is that your situation?

 

Anyway, there's not much you can do at this stage to get the grace

period back. I would not recommend to uninstall TS and go back to

Remote Desktop for Administration for testing purposes. You could

miss all kinds of TS-specific issues by doing so, and your testing

wouldn't be realistic.

I would rather install and activate a TS Licensing Server. It will

issue temporary licenses, which will be valid for 90 days. When

they expire, you'll need to buy and install real TS CALs.

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

 

=?Utf-8?B?QnJlbnQ=?= <Brent@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 12

nov 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> I am trying to evaluate TS on our 2003 Server but it will not

> accept user login credentials.

>

> This thread below exactly describes my situation EXCEPT I just

> configured the server as a terminal server 2 days ago:

>

> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.asp

> x?dg=microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services&tid=1ad8c1cb-7406

> -451e-b609-3978c3846aa1&cat=en_US_9d749b6a-5138-4a90-ba10-031318c

> 00d76&lang=en&cr=US&p=1

>

> Does configuring 2003 Server Standard as a file and print server

> affect the licensing grace period for TS? It has been used as

> such for years.

>

> I am seeing Event 1010 in the Event Viewer when logins are

> attempted.

>

> I went through the whole process of configuration, user

> permissions. etc. on a virtual computer successfully but the

> real machine won't accept any login credentials.

>

> If it is a licensing issue how would I reconfigure to for

> administrative logins to allow at least 2 users to test TS as a

> method of remote access? We need to know if TS is responsive

> enough before we spring for TS CALS.

>

> Thanks for any help forthcoming.

>

> Brent

[Guest Brent]

Re: Testing TS and licensing

 

As far as I know TS was never configured on this machine before. I had to do

a OS re-install < a year ago due to a hard drive failure.

 

Thanks for confirming my next step: installing a license server. At least

we'll have 90 days to test. The company, currently under one roof, will be

split between a production facility and Sales/admin office each in different

cities as of January 1, 2008.

 

Would I have liked to be working on this issue a little sooner -like January

07? You bet but you got he market with the management you have not he

management you'd like.

 

Cheers,

 

Brent

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> This problem (the TS grace period ends immediately) has been

> reported here a couple of times. One explanation could be that TS

> was initially installed during installation of the OS, and then

> uninstalled again. It also seems to happen more often on servers

> where the base OS installation was already prepared for by the

> vendor server hardware vendor. Is that your situation?

>

> Anyway, there's not much you can do at this stage to get the grace

> period back. I would not recommend to uninstall TS and go back to

> Remote Desktop for Administration for testing purposes. You could

> miss all kinds of TS-specific issues by doing so, and your testing

> wouldn't be realistic.

> I would rather install and activate a TS Licensing Server. It will

> issue temporary licenses, which will be valid for 90 days. When

> they expire, you'll need to buy and install real TS CALs.

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> =?Utf-8?B?QnJlbnQ=?= <Brent@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 12

> nov 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

> > I am trying to evaluate TS on our 2003 Server but it will not

> > accept user login credentials.

> >

> > This thread below exactly describes my situation EXCEPT I just

> > configured the server as a terminal server 2 days ago:

> >

> > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.asp

> > x?dg=microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services&tid=1ad8c1cb-7406

> > -451e-b609-3978c3846aa1&cat=en_US_9d749b6a-5138-4a90-ba10-031318c

> > 00d76&lang=en&cr=US&p=1

> >

> > Does configuring 2003 Server Standard as a file and print server

> > affect the licensing grace period for TS? It has been used as

> > such for years.

> >

> > I am seeing Event 1010 in the Event Viewer when logins are

> > attempted.

> >

> > I went through the whole process of configuration, user

> > permissions. etc. on a virtual computer successfully but the

> > real machine won't accept any login credentials.

> >

> > If it is a licensing issue how would I reconfigure to for

> > administrative logins to allow at least 2 users to test TS as a

> > method of remote access? We need to know if TS is responsive

> > enough before we spring for TS CALS.

> >

> > Thanks for any help forthcoming.

> >

> > Brent

>