Article ID: 296681 - Last Review: March 1, 2007 - Revision: 5.4

Event ID 213 is Generated After You Demote the Domain Controller

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SYMPTOMS

After you demote the first domain controller in a site, the following error message appears in the target server's application log:
Event ID: 213
Source: LicenseService
Type: Warning
Description: Replication of license information failed because the License Logging Service on server ServerName could not be contacted.
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CAUSE

The licensing computer for the site cannot be contacted by the server on which the event is generated.
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RESOLUTION

  1. Open Active Directory Sites and Services.
  2. Click the site on which the server is located.
  3. In the details pane, click License Site Settings.
  4. On the Action menu, click Properties.
  5. Under Licensing Computer, select a different site license server, and then click Change.
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
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