Interesting! Thanks.
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*From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
Behalf Of *Jeff Pitsch
*Sent:* Tuesday, August 08, 2006 2:41 PM
*To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [THIN] Re: W2K Terminal Server Licensing
Licenses are certificates and activating the license server turns it into
a CA.
Jeff Pitsch
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
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On 8/8/06, Landin, Mark <Mark.Landin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> In the TS Licensing Console, just select the server and click
> "Activate". Takes about 5 seconds. Not sure exactly what "activating" does,
> but it's necessary (maybe activation is what "announces" the license server
> in the domain or something .. I dunno).
>
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> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Jonathan Kadoo
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 08, 2006 2:14 PM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: W2K Terminal Server Licensing
>
>
> Thanks for the responses and clarification. What does the activation
> of the licensing server involve?
>
> JK
>
> On 8/8/06, Jeff Pitsch <jepitsch@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:
>
> > No MS says Per User will be tracked but not enforced. Per Device is
> both tracked and enforced. Just a clarification.
>
>
> Jeff Pitsch
> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>
> Forums not enough?
> Get support from the experts at your business
> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com
>
>
>
> On 8/8/06, Landin, Mark < Mark.Landin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:
>
> > The per-user licensing for Windows 2003 TS CAL's is not tracked ..
> > in other words, the "honor system". MS claims this tracking will come with
> > Longhorn SP1.
> >
> > Per-device CAL tracking has always been tracked.
> >
> > Most people are picking per-user. :)
> >
> > Regardless, you still MUST have an ACTIVATED 2003 Terminal Services
> > Licensing server running, regardless of what type of CALs you use.
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > *On Behalf Of *Jonathan Kadoo
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 08, 2006 1:22 PM
> > *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > *Subject:* [THIN] W2K Terminal Server Licensing
> >
> >
> > Hi there everyone, I am installing my first W2k3 Terminal server. I
> > have read that I need a w2k3 terminal server licensing server. However I am
> > told (by a reseller) that the licensing scheme works on the "honor" system.
> > Everything that I have read tells me that this isn't true. Can anyone
> > confirm or deny this?
> >
> > thanks very much.
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
>
>
>
>
