Domain Controller with new licensing

[Robert Haussmann]

> > We found that without the Netware Client the Hard Drive 
> Serial Number 
> > (Mac Address) or whatever it is called that correctly 
> opened the filePro 
> > license was not available.  It displays 0000-0000 as the 
> serial number.
> > 
[...]
> If you click "START", "RUN", and type "cmd" you will get a 
> command prompt.
> type "dir", and look for ...
> 
> C:\Documents and Settings\User_Name>dir
>   Volume in drive C has no label.
>   Volume Serial Number is ABCD-1234
> 
> That serial number is what your license should tied to (ABCD-1234).
> 
> Not having been exposed to Novell since the late 80's where 
> the diskless clients 
> actually did boot of the server, I can't imagine each of 
> those workstations all 
> have 0000-0000 as hard drive serial numbers. What you can do 
> is change the hard 
> drive serial number to match the number that you have as a license.
> 

This is 5.0, so the license module wants the serial number 
of the drive where the data resides (either that or where
the executable launches from, I forget).  Either way, the
issue that Nancy is describing is a result of the way
the Novell Netware client works.  If you map a drive
(say F:) to a specific resource, you will (may) see a serial
number on the drive (or it may report 0000-0000).  The 
bigger problem is that this "serial number" is dynamic--
it depends on where you are connecting from, whether you
are using IP or IPX, and a number of other factors.  Simply
put, it cannot be used for licensing.

Bob Haussmann
Tabor Children's Services, Inc.