[sf-lug] Remote access to Microsoft Windows server

[Ken Shaffer]

Maybe it really is a licensing issue!  Microsoft in the past (90s) has
demonstrated that its licensing manager cannot count clients (which need a
client license to connect to any server) according to the EULA's rules.
Your dual boot may be taking up an extra client license, even though the
EULA makes it clear that it should be counting machines, not OSes installed
on these machines and not users.  "Extra" unique USER/OS/HOST combinations
used to only trigger a "you need to purchase more licenses" complaint, but I
can imagine that could be changed to a connection refusal at any time.  How
many client licenses does your server have?  Do you have a backup server
which, worst case if you select the wrong license, may take another
license?  If this is still an issue, does your sysadmin know how to handle
it?  (No you shouldn't have to buy any more licenses!)
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