Only 5 Users Can Connect to Evaluation Copy of NT Server

• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51 and 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Only five users can connect to the resources of a Windows NT Server.

CAUSE

You may be using the MSDN version of Windows NT Server, which is designed for software developers who want to design and test software products that operate on the BackOffice platform. By design, the MSDN version of Windows NT Server allows only five simultaneous connections by an unlimited number of users to any of the services provided by the Server.

MORE INFORMATION

Use one the following methods to determine whether your currently installed version of Windows NT Server is the MSDN version:

• Check the label. MSDN has a different product identification. The compact disc envelope is labeled "BackOffice Test Platform" …
• Read the licensing configuration, displayed during Setup. It includes the following notice:

        This is a special version of Windows NT Server for the BackOffice
        Test Platform. This version supports up to 5 concurrent users for
        testing and development purposes.
  

        The connection limits cannot be changed; if this limit does not meet
        your needs, you should consider purchasing the retail version of
        Windows NT Server with the appropriate number of client licenses.
  

• Double-click on the License icon in Control Panel. The following message appears:

        Not available in MSDN Edition of BackOffice
  

   2. GRANT OF LICENSE:
   (b)   Use-Server Software:
   You may use the Server Software for the sole purposes of designing,
   developing, and testing your software product(s) that are designed to
   operate in conjunction with Microsoft BackOffice. The server Software
   may not be used to support the designing, development and testing of
   software product(s) (e.g., as a repository for source code). The
   components of the Server Software may only be used on one and the same
   Server. A maximum of five (5) simultaneous connections by an unlimited
   number of users may be made to access and use the services provided by
   the Server.

   10. DESCRIPTION OF OTHER RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS:

   No Production Use:  The SOFTWARE PRODUCT may only be used for
   development purposes as described in Section 1. The SOFTWARE PRODUCT may
   not be used in a production environment.

   (a) No Commercial Use:  You may not use the Server Software as part of
   or as the basis for a commercial public access data network that
   consists of two or more servers and that carries end-to-end electronic
   information traffic, such as messaging, data replication, fax, EDI, or
   telex, unless you obtain a separate commercial use license from
   Microsoft.