How to Reset License Manager Throughout an Enterprise (194065)

SUMMARY

This article is an addendum to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

153140 How to Reset License Manager Information

Fully resetting License Manager information throughout an enterprise may very well require not only deleting the relevant files on the primary domain controller (PDC) or "Enterprise Server," but actually deleting the license service files on EVERY server that participates in the license replication.

A batch file has been written that, combined with the NETDOM, NETSVC, and REG utilities from the Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit, will automatically discover all servers engaging in license replication, and, through iteration, stop the License Logging Service (LLS), delete the associated LLS files, restart the service, and queue LLS replication to take place immediately. In an enterprise environment this will significantly reduce the amount of work involved in this task.

MORE INFORMATION

Here is an overview of how this batch process works. All files are included below. The batch process is launched by running Restart.bat from the command prompt.

Please note, this process requires the following utilities from the Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit:

Netdom.exe
Netsvc.exe
Reg.exe

The following are the sequence of events:

The user runs RESTART "License Logging Service" from the command prompt.
Restart.bat calls NETDOM and creates text files containing a list of all PDCs, BDCs, and member servers in the domain.
Iterating through this generated list, Restart.bat performs the following steps:
1. Stops the LLS Service on all servers in the domain.
2. Deletes the three relevant LLS files, if detected (Cpl.cfg, Llsuser.lls, and Llsmap.lls).
3. Restarts the LLS Service on all servers in the domain.
4. Schedules LLS for replication in the next five minutes on each server.
After LLS replication has taken place, an additional batch file, Llsrtime.bat, should be run to reset all servers to the default settings for LLS replication, which is once every 24 hour period.

TEXT OF BATCH FILES

Restart.Bat

 echo off
 cls
 if (%1)==() goto NoParams
 echo Creating list of domain controllers, please wait.
 netdom bdc | find "Found PDC " > pdc.txt
 netdom /noverbose bdc > netdom.txt
 netdom /noverbose member > netmember.txt

 rem Stop LLS on all Servers....
 Echo Stopping License Logging Service on all servers.  Please wait.
 for /F "tokens=3" %%a in (pdc.txt) do call stop.bat %%a %1
 for /F "tokens=1" %%a in (netdom.txt) do call stop.bat %%a %1
 for /F "tokens=1" %%a in (netmember.txt) do call stop.bat %%a %1
 Echo Done stopping services.
 Echo.

 rem Delete LLS files on all servers
 Echo Deleting LLS configuration files on all domain controllers. Please
  wait.
 for /F "tokens=3" %%a in (pdc.txt) do call dellls.bat %%a
 for /F "tokens=1" %%a in (netdom.txt) do call dellls.bat %%a
 for /F "tokens=1" %%a in (netmember.txt) do call dellls.bat %%a
 Echo Done deleting LLS files.
 Echo.

 rem Start LLS on all servers
 Echo Starting LLS Service on all servers.  Please wait.
 for /F "tokens=3" %%a in (pdc.txt) do call start.bat %%a %1
 for /F "tokens=1" %%a in (netdom.txt) do call start.bat %%a %1
 for /F "tokens=1" %%a in (netmember.txt) do call start.bat %%a %1
 Echo Done starting services.
 Echo.

 Echo Resetting replication time on all servers.  Please wait.
 for /F "tokens=3" %%a in (pdc.txt) do call sett.bat %%a %1
 for /F "tokens=1" %%a in (netdom.txt) do call sett.bat %%a %1
 for /F "tokens=1" %%a in (netmember.txt) do call sett.bat %%a %1
 Echo Done stopping services.
 Echo.
 goto bottom

 echo ---------
 echo - Done! -
 echo ---------
 goto bottom
 :NoParams
 echo usage: RESTART "Service Name"
 echo.
 echo. i.e.- RESTART "License Logging Service"
 echo.
 :bottom

Restart2.Bat

 echo Stopping %2 on %1
 netsvc %2 %1 /stop
 netsvc %2 %1 /start

Start.Bat

 echo Starting %2 on %1
 netsvc %2 %1 /start

Stop.Bat

 echo Stopping %2 on %1
 netsvc %2 %1 /stop

Dellls.Bat

 Echo Now deleting files on %1.

 if exist %1\admin$\system32\cpl.cfg del
     %1\admin$\system32\cpl.cfg
 if exist %1\admin$\system32\lls\llsuser.lls del
     %1\admin$\system32\lls\llsuser.lls
 if exist %1\admin$\system32\lls\llsmap.lls del
     %1\admin$\system32\lls\llsmap.lls

(wrapped lines must be entered on one line)

Sett.Bat

 echo Now setting LLS replication time on %1

 reg update HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ 
     Services\LicenseService\Parameters\ReplicationTime=300 %1

Llsrtime.Bat

 rem reset replication period for LLS
 Echo Stopping LLS Service on all domain controllers.  Please wait.
 for /F "tokens=3" %%a in (pdc.txt) do call setb.bat %%a %1
 for /F "tokens=1" %%a in (netdom.txt) do call setb.bat %%a %1
 for /F "tokens=1" %%a in (netmember.txt) do call setb.bat %%a %1
 Echo Done stopping services.
 Echo.

Setb.Bat

 echo Now setting LLS replication time on %1

 reg update HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ 
     Services\LicenseService\Parameters\ReplicationTime=86400 %1