Microsoft License server

[rotomme]

Is there a way to setup a license server? When I look it up the only thing I get is Terminal Services licensing.

Tommy

[fizban2]

the first DC that is created in a domain will be the site license server, if there is no domain on a 2003 box go into the control panel and there will be the licensing tool, these are installed by default

[bijicool]

From a technical point of view, you don't really "need" a license server. In fact, you can easily disable the Licensing service.

Beware, this is not the case on an Small Business Server. The Terminal Server Licensing service you need if you're deploying a Citrix/Terminal Server to distribute TS CAL's

[fizban2]

From a technical point of view, you don't really "need" a license server. In fact, you can easily disable the Licensing service.

Beware, this is not the case on an Small Business Server. The Terminal Server Licensing service you need if you're deploying a Citrix/Terminal Server to distribute TS CAL's

disabling the license server really isn't a good idea, it is a very good tool for keeping track of licenses in a enterprise environment, even if this is a single server with 5 - 10 clients it is easy to keep track of all your licenses there.

[bijicool]

I didn't mean to say that the licensing service isn't a good and handy tool

but technically, to make things work, it isn't necessary