Re: Liscensing in Windows 2003 SBS

[Raoul Armfield <armfield () amnh org>]

Sorry about the late post
I have never done a SBS installation but I had similar messages in my 
eventlog and they had to do with the fact that I accidentally licensed 
that particular server per Server rather than per user.

Raoul


Jon Petre wrote, On 10/22/2007 4:19 AM:
> Hi List,
>
> This is my issue:
>
> I have just built a new Windows 2003 SBS R2 domain controller to replace 
> my aging IBM box, which incidentally also had Windows 2003 SBS 
> installed. I am seeing event warning's every 6 hours stating that
>
> "Replication of license information failed because the License Logging 
> Service on server \\OLDSERVERNAME could not be contacted".
>
> I have removed the old server from the domain so is this anything to 
> worry about. I had no CAL's to transfer, so why is it trying to query my 
> old box. Further information is that I transferred all the domain 
> controller details, AD, FMSO Roles, Exchange mailboxes etc instead of 
> creating a new domain. I think this is where I have gone wrong as it 
> would have been easier to create the new domain I think due to me only 
> having ten workstations on the network.
>
> Is this event anything to worry about? I have restarted the License 
> Logging service but this has had no effect.
>
> If any further info required please give me a shout.
>
> TIA
>
> Jono
>
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