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Licensing Error Messages Windows 2003 Server

We purchased and installed Windows 2003 Small Business Edition Server. It came with 5 client licenses, and when we pull up the License Manager, it says we've got 5 client licenses registered.

The server is a stand alone server that is part of a Windows 2000 Server Domain.

Every day, even hour, we get a message:

"SERVERNAME does not comply with the licensing requirements. Please contact your administrator."

-- We have no idea what this means.

In addition, we receive the message:

"SERVERNAME will shut down in 60 minutes. Save your work and contact your administrator.

-- We're guessing that the messages are related?

Thanks!
Tim

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Netman66

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Netman66

One more limitation - it does not support external trusts between other domains or forests.

RenitlahHelp

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What does that mean: "it does not support external trusts between other domains or forests"

Won't DCPROMO move the machine up to being the Domain COntroller on the Network? Also, can SBS 2003 run as a single server domain controller on its own domain? I don't know if that makes sense.

Netman66

DCPROMO will only allow you to create a single Forest/Domain with this product. You can't join the existing Domain only create a new one.

Once created you can't make trusts between your existing domain and the new SBS domain for sharing resources or the AD.

RenitlahHelp

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So Windows 2003 SBS is useless in an existing Windows 2003 Server based domain?

Netman66

Pretty much, unless you have some specific security need for an isolated domain.

RenitlahHelp

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I've got a new post:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20954209/Licensing-Error-Messages-Windows-2003-Server-Part-2.html