Microsoft KB Archive/253239

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Error Message: HTTP 403.15 - Forbidden: Client Access Licenses Exceeded

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Q253239

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0

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IMPORTANT: If you are experiencing the problem described in this article, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article for the most up-to-date information regarding this issue:

"Q264908 Error Message: HTTP 403.15 - Forbidden: Client Access Licenses Exceeded"

SYMPTOMS
When you connect to Internet Information Services using a browser, you may receive the following error message:

HTTP 403.15 - Forbidden: Client Access Licenses exceeded Internet Information Services

The number of authenticated users has exceeded the number of Client Access Licenses (CAL).

The Event Viewer may log the following error messages:

Event ID: 27 Source: W3SVC Description: The server was unable to acquire a license for a SSL connection.

Event ID: 201 Source: LicenseService Description: No license was available for user using product IIS 5.0.

Additional query words: IIS 5 Error Message 403.15 27

Keywords : kbOSWin2000 kbDSupport kbiis500 kbiis500prod2web kbhttp40315

Issue type : kbprb

Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis500