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I was thinking about getting a 2003 server but I don’t get the licensing. If I buy the 2003 I get 5 CALs so does that mean I can only have five users with accounts on that 2003 server. What if I have a temp come in for a month do I have to buy another pack of five CALs. Does Microsoft’s server verify that the number of accounts is less then or equal to the number of CALs I purchased.

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To be certain, stevenlewis is right and should be awarded the points for this solution. I am merely posting this to summarize what is sometimes difficult to get from the MS literature.

There are two categories of options to consider with Windows 2003 licensing: Clients and Servers.


clients----------------------------->Server
Windows Device CALs                Per Device/User Mode
Windows User CALs                   Per Server Mode

You have to choose a combination of both Client Access and Server Mode.

1. Client: Windows Device CALs
    Server: Per Device/User Mode

This means that 5 CALs will allow unlimited users to use 5 computers to access 5 different servers.

2. Client: Windows Device CALs
    Server: Per Server Mode

This means that 5 CALs will allow unlimited users to use 5 computers to access 1 server [with 5 simultaneous connections].

3. Client: Windows User CALs
    Server: Per Device/User Mode

This means that 5 CALs will allow 5 users to use an unlimited number of computers to access 5 different servers.

4. Client: Windows User CALs
    Server: Per Server Mode

This means that 5 CALs will allow 5 users to use an unlimited number of computers to access 1 server [with 5 simultaneous connections].

License logging is turned off by default.
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LOL, M$ makes things simple *grin*
Absolute madness, right?
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