Only 5 Users Can Connect to Evaluation Copy of NT Server

ID: Q150387

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 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" [ASCII 133]

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.

Once Windows NT Server is running, you can use the following method to determine if you are using the MSDN version:

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

Not available in MSDN Edition of BackOffice

The five-user limitation is explained in the following sections of the MSDN License agreement:

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.

In other words, the software is provided so that customers can adequately test their software on the BackOffice platform, but it is not to be used as their development platform. They have to buy retail software to use software as their development base for tools.

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.

Additional query words: prodnt eval resale evaluation

Keywords : kbnetwork nthowto NTSrv
Version : WinNT:3.51,4.00
Platform : winnt
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