license server not honoring Terminal Server Computers group entry


i have activated license server rds per user cals on machine running windows server 2008 r2 enterprise.  machine running license server play role of remote desktop session host server.  machine member of domain , has been added terminal server license servers group in active directory domain services.  used remote desktop session host configuration tool add machine own list of remote desktop license servers.  license server security group group policy has been enabled, restrict remote desktop session hosts can request cals server , machine's domain computer account has been added own local terminal server computers group.

the remote desktop session host configuration tool's licensing diagnosis still indicates that:

license server server.domain cannot issue rds cals remote desktop session host server because "license server security group" group policy setting enabled.

licensing diagnosis suggests "add computer account remote desktop session host server terminal server computers group on license server."  i've done that.  if disable license server security group group policy, warning shown above disappears, expected.

the question is, how license server recognize suitable remote desktop session host server cals should allocated?  have jump through special hoop because license server resides on same machine rdsh server?

hi,

you should able correct results when generate report.  in brief generate report query user objects in ad, checking appropriate properties of each see if rds cal has been issued, , if expired.  when generated report logged on domain, correct?

please check user object(s) see if have been issued license.  can using adsiedit.msc.  if ad schema 2003, check terminalserver property of user objects.  if have 2003 ad have updated schema 2008 (or running 2008 ad), check mstsmanagingls, mstslicenseversion, mstsexpiredate properties of user objects.

are seeing 4105 errors in log?

-tp



Windows Server  >  Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services)



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