When you try to activate any client on such a KMS server, an error will appear that the activation server is unavailable (Error code: 0xC004F074 - No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle []).push();
activation hack for windows server 2012
OUR KMS host is W2012 R2 server and it has the patch KB3173424 and the latest security update KB4512488. I installed the Windows Srv 2019 DataCtr/Std KMS key on this host machine and it was successful. Now on my client which is a server 2019 std when I try to activate I get an error stating 0XC004F074 No KMS service could be contacted. This client can actually communicate to the host like I can telnet to KMS Host on port 1688 and then I have manually set the KMS host by using the slmgr.vbs /skms hostserver:1688 cmd.
The RDS licensing server activation wizard will start. Here you will need to select the activation method you prefer. If your server is connected to the Internet, it can automatically connect to Microsoft servers and activate the RDS license server. If there is no direct Internet access from the server, you can activate the server using a web browser or by phone.
I have built a new standalone 2012 R2 STD server. It is in production now. I have 84 days left of my 180 day trial which BOTH my vendor AND Microsoft pre-sales instructed me to use. They assured me I could download the trial, test it out, then buy the license and activate it. I did this a year ago with an eval copy of Essentials and it worked perfectly.
I bought the license a couple of months ago when I bought my server hardware. Today I decide to download and add the license key. It balks. It says, "this is not a valid, key for this edition of windows."
I called the MS activation center around 2:30. I tell them of my issue, without so much as a pause, he says "reboot the server and you will be all set. Is there anything else I can help you with?". I reply, this machine is in production now, I can't reboot it." "Well you have to reboot it and it will be fine."
I wait until 5:00 and reboot. . Same error. I call the activation center back. We go through a key validation process by me giving her the 9 groups of numbers. Same error. She contacts her second level team and they verify the key is in fact, valid for Server 2012 Std R2. They try and generate me a new key based on the eval version set of 9 number groups. It doesn't work. After a few hours of trying various things, she relays to me that her second level team said the only way to fix this is to download the Eval version again, and do a fresh install and start from scratch. SERIOUSLY ?!?!
Re #1. If you mean run the slui (3 and 4) command from the "admin cmd prompt" off the main "start button" then yes, I have. Re #2: I guess I meant a "circumvention, not necessarily a hack.Re #2a: I have not done this before. Most of the systems I work with are single server SBS or earlier version systems, and I have not had the need to use DCPROMO and/or moving the various roles. Is this a pretty straight-forward process? Is there anything to watch out for? I found what looks like a decent (but long and with no audio) video here which sounds EXACTLY like my issue: The Microsoft Server 2012 R2 Std product activation dance.Re 2b: You mention "risk". What is the risk in trying this? Corrupting my production install? Corrupting my "purchased" product key?
Do you know if I can use an eval copy for the "helper" DC ? Or will I have to buy a second license just to do the activation on my production server?Thank you for taking the time to reply to my questions. I sincerely appreciate it.
As the name suggests, a firewall acts like a barrier between your local devices and the external network. When you send a connection request to your computer or server over the internet, a hacker can interrupt that connection and try to gain access to your private network. With a firewall in place, only the network traffic that matches firewall rules can get through.
In my case, I ran afoul of a rampant Windows activation prompt on several company-owned servers I administer because the KMS server went down and eventually the servers stopped using what they considered valid licenses. Worse, Microsoft limits the functionality of unactivated Windows machines, preventing you from performing tasks such as customizing the taskbar or applying patches.
Since these servers were due for some critical patches to be applied, I needed to move as fast as possible. I was able to quickly get Windows activated on these machines while also preparing to get a new KMS server stood up after the fact. I conducted these steps on several Windows 2012 machines, but they should also apply to Windows 10, 11 and 2016.
The process to reset 120 day RDS Grace period on 2016 and 2019 Windows Servers as well as older server versions such as Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 is very straightforward using this process to delete the timebomb registry key.
Yes, Server 2012 and 2012 R2 are supported up to the Microsoft end of extended support for these server versions on October 10, 2023. We recommending migrating to newer Windows server versions before Microsoft extended support ends.
The server-side authentication level policy does not allow the user SID (S-1-5-21-71189414-624380436-382417117-21771) from address to activate DCOM server. Please raise the activation authentication level at least to RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_PKT_INTEGRITY in client application.
Windows VL is designed for volume activation. Based on this point, KMS requires a KMS server which can provide an activation ID in continuous 180 days for users who connect with the same Local Area Network. Once the supported Windows system is installed, the computer will contact the KMS server and automatically activate the system. Since KMS activation is valid only for 180 days, computer must regularly connect to the KMS server in order to check and renew the activation. This way allows organizations and companies volume activation within specific range but also avoids illegal authorization. Once the user is beyond the server network, the activation sever cannot be connected again, then the activated version will expire over 180 days.
(7) Risks in KMS Cracked ScriptTechnically speaking, the activation way has demerits. Your computer will become one members of the computer group and the developer of the KMS server is your administrator. This administrator has high authority so it can copy data in any member computer, even interrupt the computer performance. Therefore, it is suggested you build the KMS server by yourself, or choose a reliable KMS server when you want to crack Windows 10 via KMS scripts.3. Crack Windows Activation 10 via Third-Party Tool(1) How to Work via KMSpico Some activation tools, such as KMSTools, KMSpico and HEU KMS, collect KMS activation functions in the form of executable program, where Newbie can quickly finish the activation. We suggest you use KMSpico because it is developed by the KMS developers with more reliable functions. It can not only activate Windows systems but also Microsoft Office. Editions supported by KMSpico:Windows Vista Bussines / Enterprise
To me that is the *practical side* of GNU's "freedom 1". And SysV init is definitely the most hackable of the alternatives discussed here -- all its baroque clumsiness notwithstanding (no, I'm no fan of SysV init, but in the presence of the attitudes of the proponents of systemd and upstart, it still seems the best choice. Not technically, but socially). systemd & the tightly couple core band vs a world of many inits Posted Apr 24, 2012 20:41 UTC (Tue) by hazeii (guest, #82286) [Link]
Except that shell knowledge is transitive, and applies to lots and lots of stuff. A 5% increase in your shell skills thus is a 5% increase in a quite large number of things.On the other hand, systemd config files are specific to systemd, and knowledge gained there, even if it's easier to learn, is non-transitive. So I have to learn many, unrelated things to hack here. For instance, systemd config files, dbus interfaces and scripting, etc.On the whole, I prefer the one skill set -> many areas approach.-- Pat systemd & the tightly couple core band vs a world of many inits Posted Apr 26, 2012 17:55 UTC (Thu) by mpr22 (subscriber, #60784) [Link]
To me, the baroque SysVinit scripts are some of the more opaque code I've ever seen. This stuff is definitively not easily hackable at all (yes, I had to tweak some of those scripts and even wrote a few very simple ones from scratch). Besides, the whole idea is very fundamentally broken: There can't be a "reasonable order for starting/shutting down services," the same way as just adding some "precedence" doesn't help a bit at figuring out the prerequisites, even less making sure they are all running OK before starting something. It was enough for SysVr4 (i.e., server-ish machines which were started in some almost unchanging configuration once a month or so), but it definitely doesn't cut it for today's ever-changing desktops.
And I won't mind systemd's containment functionality on my servers.For instance, a SIMPLE task like "allow the Java program started by this script to listen on port 80" is not really possible with initscripts. At least my puny brain was not able to cope with all the capability inheritance over UID change crap.With systemd? It's easy! A few lines in the service file and you're done.Ditto for filesystem containment and secure /tmp. systemd & the tightly couple core band vs a world of many inits Posted Apr 25, 2012 5:33 UTC (Wed) by misc (guest, #73730) [Link]
I faced issue with sympa not starting and blocking on wait because it needed postgresql to be started first. We see issues with some daemons starting faster than the network card ( cause network service say "ok, i am ok", while it is not, Mandriva used to have a service "network-up" just for that ).The way we set limit on file descriptor or anything is dependent on the initscript, the distribution, and usually hard to automate. With systemd, that's just .ini, in well defined location with the same and guaranteed semantics, something that is much easier to automate and to deploy.The old approach was fragile and, stuff like "having 3 openvpn" was done by cut and paste of the initscripts, that's not really ideal IMHO. There is lots of duplicated code in all initscripts from distribution, and that's not how I envision long term maintainance. Gentoo init system was a fresh approach on that point, kudos to them, and systemd push that further.I cannot comment on embedded device, but for a server, I see the values, even if I understand that some people feel the sysv init way to be fine for them. systemd & the tightly couple core band vs a world of many inits Posted Apr 28, 2012 22:49 UTC (Sat) by speedster1 (guest, #8143) [Link] 2ff7e9595c
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