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SK0-004 · Question #765

A server administrator completed an OS installation on new server hardware. The administrator installed the license key and finished configuring the server. After 90 days, users were unable to log…

The correct answer is C. Activate the license with clearinghouse. Windows Server requires license activation with Microsoft's clearinghouse within a grace period; after expiration without activation, the OS blocks all non-local-administrator logins.

Server administration

Question

A server administrator completed an OS installation on new server hardware. The administrator installed the license key and finished configuring the server. After 90 days, users were unable to log in to the server. Only the local administrator was able to log in. Which of the following steps did the server administrator forget to do?

Options

  • AActivate the server login role
  • BActivate the DHCP scope in the console
  • CActivate the license with clearinghouse
  • DActivate the warranty on the server

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    92% (35)

Why each option

Windows Server requires license activation with Microsoft's clearinghouse within a grace period; after expiration without activation, the OS blocks all non-local-administrator logins.

AActivate the server login role

There is no 'server login role' that requires separate activation - user login access is controlled through group membership and logon policies, not a dedicated activation step.

BActivate the DHCP scope in the console

Activating a DHCP scope controls IP address assignment to network clients and has no effect on whether users can authenticate and log in to a specific server.

CActivate the license with clearinghouseCorrect

Windows Server licenses must be activated with Microsoft's clearinghouse (via KMS, MAK, or online activation) within the allowed grace or evaluation period. After this period expires without valid activation, Windows Server enters reduced functionality mode, denying login access to all accounts except the local administrator until the license is properly activated with the clearinghouse.

DActivate the warranty on the server

Activating a hardware warranty is a vendor-administrative process and has no effect on the Windows Server operating system's functionality or user authentication.

Concept tested: Windows Server license activation and reduced functionality mode

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/kms-activation-planning

Topics

#OS licensing#license activation#server administration

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