Event 201 Errors Logged Even When Licenses Are Available

ID: Q236922

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SNA Server, version 4.0 SP2

SYMPTOMS

An SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) system configured for Per Server licensing may log numerous Event 201 messages in the Windows NT application event log after you apply the fix described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

Q220886 Active SNA Server Clients do not Appear in License Manager

The Event 201 is logged even though there are still available licenses. Users are unaffected by this problem as they can still obtain host sessions through the SNA Server.

CAUSE

This is a regression caused by the changes made to correct the problem described in the article referenced in the "Symptoms" section.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version 4.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q215838 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SNA Server version 4.0 SP2. This problem was first corrected in SNA Server version 4.0 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

The following details the Event 201 message:

Event ID: 201
Source: LicenseService
Description: No license was available for user user using product SNA Server 4.0.

Additional query words:

Keywords : sna4sp3fix sna4sp2
Version : WINDOWS:4.0 SP2
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug