I have installed terminal per user CALs but server is still issuing temporary CALs
You have a terminal server, fresh installed terminal CALs for per user mode but your server is issuing temporary terminal CAL. What is going on?
Terminal services licensing when installed is configured in per device mode. So if you have installed per user cals and server is in per device mode (you haven’t changed licensing mode) server will issue temp terminal CALs. To fix this you will need to change licensing mode.
Change this in Terminal Services Configuration - Server settings.
When changed to per user mode you will note that available licenses are listed as “N/A” and “Issued” will not change as in per device mode.
This is because terminal services licensing per user mode is not fully implemented in windows 2003. You will need to this on your own.
Per user terminal licensing mode is fully managed in windows 2008.