You receive an error message when you try to open the Terminal Services Licensing snap-in in Windows 2000 Server (280667)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

This article was previously published under Q280667

SYMPTOMS

When you try to open the Terminal Services Licensing snap-in, you may receive the following error message:

No Terminal Services license server is available in the current domain or workgroup. To connect to another license server, click Connect, and then type the server name.

You may not be able to resolve this issue after you configure the DefaultLicenseServer value in the registry.

CAUSE

This issue may occur if File and Printer Sharing is disabled on the Licensing Server.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, enable File and Printer Sharing on the Licensing server. For additional information about how to configure File and Printer Sharing, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

300392 HOW TO: Install and Configure a File and Print Server in Windows 2000

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about related topics, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

232520 Description of Terminal Services License Server Discovery

244749 Licenses Required When Using Terminal Services Client Software

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	10/7/2004
Keywords:	kberrmsg kbprb KB280667