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Re: PER SEAT/ PER SERVER SCREW UP

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From: Madhusudan Singh
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 00:00
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If you want a long term solution, switch to something sensible like Linux.


Fatzke wrote:

> I could use some serious help....here's the deal.
>
> A co worker of mine gave our technicians, an NT enterprise CD he got from
> the MSDN kit. Turns out, at 9:30 this morning when 400 people tried to log
> onto the new server, the first 10 got in, the next 390, got a message saying
> that the licenses were exhausted, and nobody could get in but the first 10.
> Not a huge problem, I backed out of it, put the old one back on line, and
> everyone is happy, except me, I have to clean up the mess this weekend.
> wait, it gets worse..... I went to all the production machines that were
> built while I was out of the office, and found 8 in production, that will
> not allow more then 10 to get in. I am looking for a way to change the
> license count, without rebuilding all of these machines. the ones I can take
> out of production I will rebuild. the ones I can't I want to add licenses to
> . Has anyone ever experienced this before? is there A key I can manipulate ,
> at the very least to let me add licenses? When I go to control panel to the
> licenses manager, an error pops up say   NFR  not for resale version. I can
> not proceed any further then that. Please....if there is anyone out there
> that could give me a hand...let me know
>
> david.garrin@citicorp.com
>
> or garrind@yahoo.com
>
> Thanks
>
> dgarrin
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From: Madhusudan Singh <chhabra@eecs.umich.edu>
Subject: Re: PER SEAT/ PER SERVER SCREW UP
Date: 2000/11/06
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