Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Remote Desktop

Services -> Remote Desktop Session Host -> Licensing "Use the specified RD license servers" = myservername "Set the Remote Desktop licensing mode" = Per User ^^^ This solved it for us. Why we have to change settings in local GPO for a se rver that is on a domain......and even is itself the activated license server in AD for 2012 is beyond me. Server 2008 R2, Server 2008, Server 2003 R2 and serv er 2003 never had these issues.

Issue: Unable to do RDP in per user mode Resolution: Deleted the following key from registry HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSe t\Control\Terminal Server\RCM\Grace Period Note: Take registry backup before making any changes

Use the "other agreement #" 6565792 trick after you activate your licence server (free) to generate the CAL's works like a charm

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First, disconnect all users from the terminal. If you need to do this remotely, you can also disconnect yourself, and access the files remotely. Go to %WINDIR%\system32\lserver

Notice the file TSLIC.edb. Rename it to tslic.old In every client computer, remove the CAL TS registry keys, located at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSLicensing Restart your server.

stop remote host service manually set licence mode per user restart server

Solved the issue. Manually stopped the RDS services then changed Remote Desktop licensing mode to "Per User" - restarted the server and licensing is fixed.

If you ve installed Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2012, then you will ne ed to setup an RD Licensing server. If you haven t you ll be getting this error message: Remote Desktop licensing mode is not configured. Remote Desktop Services will stop working in 119 days. On the RD Connection Broker server, use Server Manager to specify the Remote Desktop licensing mode a nd the license server. To fix this, log onto the RD Connection Broker server and open Server Manager. I n Server Manager, click on Remote Desktop Services. Under Overview, click Tasks at the top right hand side of the Deployment Overview diagram then click Edit De ployment Properties. Use this interface to select the licensing mode and set the RD License server. You may then get the following error whilst trying to set the deployment propert ies: Could not save the settings for RD Licensing. Error: Unable to set the licen se settings.

If you get this error, close Server Manager, SHIFT+Right Click on the Server Man ager icon, click Run as Administrator and repeat the process. Remote Desktop Licensing Mode Is Set, But RD Hosts Aren t Licensed If you have set up your RD License server, but are still getting Remote Desktop licensing mode is not configured then you might need to add the RD Licensing ser ver to be a member of the Terminal Server License Servers group in Active Direct ory Domain Services. To do this, you can add the RD Licensing server to the AD group directly, but to confirm this and diagnose RD Licensing issues more thoroughly, view the Licensi ng Configuration in RD Licensing Manager. To view the Licensing Configuration: Start RD Licensing Manager on the RD Licensing Server Right click the RD Licensing server Review Configuration If you have a yellow warning triangle with an exclamation mark in it on the RD L icensing server in RD Licensing Manager, then clicking Review Configuration shou ld give you more details. If you haven t added the RD Licensing Server to the Termin al Server License Servers group in AD then you will see the following error: This license server is not a member of the Terminal Server License Servers g roup in Active Directory Domain Services. This license server will not be able t o issue RDS Per User CALs to users in the domain, and you will not be able to tr ack or report the usage of RDS Per User CALs on this license server. Clicking the button Add to Group fixes this.

cheers Viper. It looks like the RDS on the host server is not configured correctly. Richen try the following Membership in the local Administrators group, or equivalent, on the RD Session H ost server that you plan to configure, is the minimum required to complete this procedure. Review details about using the appropriate accounts and group members hips at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83477. To specify the Remote Desktop licensing mode 1.On the RD Session Host server, open Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration. To open Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration, click Start, point to Admini strative Tools, point to Remote Desktop Services, and then click Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration. 2.If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it dis plays is what you want, and then click Yes.

3.In the Edit settings area, under Licensing, double-click Remote Desktop licens ing mode. 4.On the Licensing tab of the Properties dialog box, click either Per Device or Per User, depending on which is most appropriate for your environment. If the Remote Desktop licensing mode choices are dimmed and you cannot make a se lection, the Set the Remote Desktop licensing mode Group Policy setting has been enabled and has been applied to the RD Session Host server. 5.After you have specified a Remote Desktop licensing mode, you must specify a l icense server for the RD Session Host server to use. For more information, see S pecify a License Server for an RD Session Host Server to Use. 6.Click OK to save your changes to the licensing settings. The Remote Desktop licensing mode for the RD Session Host server can also be set in the following ways: During the installation of the RD Session Host role service in Server Manager, o n the Specify Licensing Mode page in the Add Roles Wizard. On the Specify Licensing Mode page, you can select Configure later if you are un sure during the installation whether to select Per Device or Per User. If you se lect Configure later, each time that you log on to the RD Session Host server, a message appears in the lower-right corner of the desktop reminding you that you need to configure the licensing mode for the RD Session Host server. By applying the Set the Remote Desktop licensing mode Group Policy setting. This Group Policy setting is located in Computer Configuration\Policies\Administ rative Templates\Windows Components\Remote Desktop Services\Remote Desktop Sessi on Host\Licensing and can be configured by using either the Local Group Policy E ditor or the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC). Note that the Group Policy setting takes precedence over the setting configured in Remote Desktop Session H ost Configuration.