Remote Desktop License Server Security Group Configuration

Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2

When the Remote Desktop Licensing role service is installed on the server, the Terminal Server Computers local group is created. The license server will respond only to requests for RDS CALs from Remote Desktop Session Host servers whose computer accounts are members of this group if the Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Remote Desktop Services\RD Licensing\License server security group Group Policy setting has been enabled and applied to the license server. By default, the Terminal Server Computers local group is empty.

When the Remote Desktop Licensing role service is removed from the server, the Terminal Server Computers local group is deleted.

Events

Event ID Source Message

70

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing

The Terminal Server Computers local group has been created.

71

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing

The Terminal Server Computers local group cannot be created.
Win32 error code: %1!s!

72

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing

The Terminal Server Computers local group has been deleted.

73

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing

The Terminal Server Computers local group cannot be deleted.
Win32 error code: %1!s!

4140

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing

The Terminal Server Computers group is required, but this group has not been created on the Remote Desktop license server. To resolve this issue, create the Terminal Server Computers group.

4141

Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing

A license could not be issued to "%1" because it is not a member of the Terminal Server Computers group.

Remote Desktop Licensing

Remote Desktop Services