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What is event id 21?

What is event id 21?

Description: “An account was logged off.” Notes: These occur whenever a user simply disconnects from an RDP session or formally logs off (via Windows Start Menu Logoff). This is typically paired with an Event ID 21 (RDP Session Logoff). TL;DR: A user disconnected from, or logged off, an RDP session.

How do I check my terminal service license?

Go to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Remote Desktop Services -> Remote Desktop Session Host -> Licensing. After restarting your server, open the RD Licensing Diagnoser and check the number of available RDS licenses and the licensing mode you have selected.

What is Terminal Server licensing?

Licenses to connect to Terminal Server Terminal Server Clients require two licenses to connect to a Terminal Server. The first license is a Windows NT Workstation license. This is necessary because the Terminal Server Client effectively provides a Windows NT Workstation to the client.

How do I fix terminal server license?

Additional Information:

  1. Open Registry Editor (regedit).
  2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\RCM. Export this registry key to a file before making any changes.
  3. Locate the GracePeriod key and either delete or rename it.
  4. Reboot the RDSH server.

How do I set licensing mode in Terminal Server 2019?

In the policy list, right-click Set the Remote Desktop licensing mode, and then select Properties. Select Enabled. Under Specify the licensing mode for the Remote Desktop Session Host server, select Per Device or Per User, as appropriate for your deployment.

How do I install CALs on a server 2019?

Installing RDS CALs on Windows Server 2019/2016 Right-click your server in Remote Desktop Licensing Manager and select Install Licenses. Select the activation method (automatic, online, or by phone) and the license program (in our case, it is Enterprise Agreement).

How do I set licensing mode in Terminal server 2019?

Do Remote Desktop licenses expire?

An RDS User CAL expires 60 days after it is issued to the user and then returns to the available pool, however, if the user connects within 7 days of the expiration date the license will be renewed for another 60 days.

What happens when Terminal Services Licensing is not activated?

This monitor returns the number of events that occur when: Terminal Services Licensing on the server has not been activated. Terminal Services Licensing will only issue temporary licenses until the server is activated; One or more Terminal Services Licensing certificates on server are corrupt. Type of event: Error and Warning.

Is there a license pack for Terminal Services?

For the Terminal Services Licensing On Server Has Not Been Activated events, activate your Terminal Services Licensing server. For the Terminal Services Licensing Server Has No License Pack Registered Product events: Use Terminal Services Licensing administrative tool to register the license pack.

Where do I find Terminal Services license server?

If the status is set to Enabled, a local group called Terminal Services Computers is created. The Terminal Server License Server grants licenses only to computers whose computer accounts are placed in this group. When the target computer is a domain controller, this group is a domain local group.

How to remove Terminal Services license from SolarWinds?

For an error that occurred during the Terminal Services License Server Initialization Phase event, start the Terminal Services Licensing service, and if necessary, remove and then reinstall TS Licensing.