License Manager Purchase History Lost Promoting BDC to PDC

 Last reviewed: April 7, 1997
Article ID: Q142046

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you change the role of a Backup domain controller to Primary you may lose the Purchase History if the current primary cannot be contacted.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, copy %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\CPL.CFG from the former PDC to the new PDC and restart License Manager.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Server versions 3.51 and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Licensing information for each domain is stored in the CPL.CFG file on the PDC. This information is replicated up to the PDC. When a BDC is promoted and the License Manager is started, it creates a new CPL.CFG if one does not exist. In this case, the purchase history will have to be reentered.

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbnetwork ntdomain ntlicense NTSrv
Version : 3.51 4.0
Platform : WinNT

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Last reviewed: April 7, 1997
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