Remote Desktop License Server Availability
Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2
The Remote Desktop license server relies on the Remote Desktop Licensing service to be running to install, issue, and track the availability of Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs).
Events
| Event ID | Source | Message |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The Remote Desktop Licensing service has started. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The Remote Desktop Licensing service has paused. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The Remote Desktop Licensing service has resumed running. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The Remote Desktop Licensing service has stopped. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The Remote Desktop Licensing service is unable to connect to the Service Control Manager. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The Remote Desktop Licensing service is unable to report status to the Service Control Manager. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The Remote Desktop Licensing service could not create the service initialization thread. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The Remote Desktop Licensing service could not start due to a lack of system resources. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The Remote Desktop Licensing service cannot start. The following error occurred: %1!s! To resolve this issue, ensure that required groups are granted the correct permissions to the TermServLicensing registry key and that the value of the DBPath registry key matches the location of the LServer directory. If the problem persists, shut down and then restart the Remote Desktop license server. |
|
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
An error occurred during the Remote Desktop license server initialization phase. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The remote procedure call (RPC) port is not listening. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
RD Licensing has experienced a general initialization failure. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
RD Licensing is unable to allocate the required system memory to perform the operation. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
A security descriptor cannot be set. As a result, Remote Desktop Session Host servers might not be able to connect to Remote Desktop license servers. Restart the Remote Desktop Licensing service. |