Ah..minions...what are they good for? On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:19 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote:
> The licenses for the products on the laptops and desktops is a retail > license. > > We can certainly get a volume license for the TS machine, but if we > need to also buy another volume license for our current installs, > well, that's a lot of money, and likely won't happen. > > My minion has called MSFT licensing, and the results were, well, > obscure. I'm probably going to have to call myself. > > After we get past the licensing, however, then we get to the technical > question: > > Can I limit access on the TS box to a set of named users, however that > might be maintained, and how is that set up? > > Kurt > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 17:43, Michael B. Smith > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Depends on what kind of license you have. > > > > If you have retail licenses, the answer is "no". > > > > If you have open business licenses, the answer is "maybe". > > > > If you have open value licenses with SA, the answer is "yes". > > > > If you have select or enterprise licenses, the answer is "yes". > > > > Retail licenses shouldn't even install on TS. > > > > Now, IANAL. Your best bet is to call microsoft.com/licensing, ask the > question, record the answer for CYA, and then do it if the answer is the one > you need. > > > > ________________________________________ > > From: Kurt Buff [[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 6:18 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Visio licensing and Win2k TS > > > > All, > > > > Wind2k3 domain... > > > > We have a number of users with Visio on their laptops, and frequently > > use it while connected to our SSL VPN, by copying the files back and > > forth to the file server. > > > > They want to have it installed on our Win2k TS box, because they often > > work on the same documents, and don't want to drag the documents back > > to the file server and overwrite what someone else has saved in the > > interim. > > > > I've done some cursory investigation, and can't find an answer to this > question: > > > > Is it feasible to install Visio on Win2k TS, and limit access to it to > > staff (and I'm willing to maintain such a list manually, but would > > prefer to do it through a group management facility of some sort) who > > have Visio installed on their laptops? > > > > Kurt > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
