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

0

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing

The Remote Desktop Licensing service has started.

1

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing

The Remote Desktop Licensing service has paused.

2

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing

The Remote Desktop Licensing service has resumed running.

3

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing

The Remote Desktop Licensing service has stopped.

27

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing

The Remote Desktop Licensing service is unable to connect to the Service Control Manager.

28

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing

The Remote Desktop Licensing service is unable to report status to the Service Control Manager.

30

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing

The Remote Desktop Licensing service could not create the service initialization thread.

36

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing

The Remote Desktop Licensing service could not start due to a lack of system resources.

37

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.

4097

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing

An error occurred during the Remote Desktop license server initialization phase.

4104

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing

The remote procedure call (RPC) port is not listening.

4115

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing

RD Licensing has experienced a general initialization failure.

4117

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing

RD Licensing is unable to allocate the required system memory to perform the operation.

4142

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.

Remote Desktop Licensing

Remote Desktop Services