[THIN] Re: Terminal services licensing not returning lics
- From: "Ryan Sumstad" <ryan_sumstad@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 06:50:21 -0500
Take a look at this for the registry info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323597
>From: "Mack, Rick" <RMack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: "'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [THIN] Re: Terminal services licensing not returning lics
>Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:25:45 +1000
>
>Hi Rob,
>
>Non win32 clients can't handle CALs themselves, so what happens is that the
>Metaframe servers handle the TS CALS for the dumb clients. So if a TSCAL
>expires, the Wyse chippc device attaches to a metaframe server, that passes
>the expired ts CAL to the license server. The CAL gets rejected and you're
>dead.
>
>The only way out is hacking the MSLicensing info on the maetaframe servers.
>I've got a more detailed description somewhere, just can't find it at the
>moment. Sorry.
>
>The procedure is essentially the same as deleting an expired TS CAL from a
>PC by deleting the mslicensing key.
>
>Regards,
>
>Rick
>
>Ulrich Mack
>rmack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Volante Systems
>18 Heussler Terrace, Milton 4064
>Queensland Australia
>tel +61 7 32467704
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rob Beekmans [mailto:robbeekmans@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Thursday, 17 April 2003 4:29 AM
>To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [THIN] Terminal services licensing not returning lics
>
>
>Hi,
>
>with two customers I've seen similair problems occur with Wyse and ChipPc
>not being able to log on.....
>
>This occurs when expired TS licenses are not being freed after the expire
>date has been reached. This resulted in the clients of the expired licenses
>(with Wyse 3125SE and ChipPc 4010) not being able to log on even with
>enough
>TS licenses available. they can't log on because they are listed as expired
>in the license DB.....the license DB doesn't work properlyin these cases
>
>The whole server environment is SP3 so all TS lics have expire dates behind
>it. I'm just wondering if any one has seen this before cause it's something
>that made me wonder...the only way to release the expired lics is to add
>lics by calling the clearing house. The clearing house admitted that the
>problem occured more frequently and their only solution was to deinstall
>the
>licensing service and reinstall in again....I objected of course stating
>our
>customers are healthcare and 24/7.....so thay gave me some new licenses
>after which the expired licenses suddenly got released.
>
>It all seems very weird to me......hope it ain't no new bug surfacing in
>SP3.....
>
>grx
>Rob Beekmans
>
>
>
>
>
>
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