Resolution
Goal
How is NetIQ Group Policy Administrator licensed?
What is Group Policy Administrator licensing based on?
Will GPA continue to function if the license has been exceeded?
How is GPA licensed?
Fact
NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 3.0
NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 4.x
NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 5.0
NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 5.0 SP1
Fix
NetIQ Group Policy Administrator (GPA) is licensed according to the number of users in the managed domain. This includes all active users, disabled users and service accounts. If the license is exceeded, the product will cease to function. When this occurs, please contact your NetIQ Sales team to request a new license.
Note
How is NetIQ Group Policy Administrator licensed?
What is Group Policy Administrator licensing based on?
Will GPA continue to function if the license has been exceeded?
How is GPA licensed?
Fact
NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 3.0
NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 4.x
NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 5.0
NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 5.0 SP1
Fix
NetIQ Group Policy Administrator (GPA) is licensed according to the number of users in the managed domain. This includes all active users, disabled users and service accounts. If the license is exceeded, the product will cease to function. When this occurs, please contact your NetIQ Sales team to request a new license.
Note
For more information about the behavior of GPA when the license has been exceeded see the following KB article:
NETIQKB42134 "Several links, such as the option to create categories, are grayed out and unavailable in NetIQ Group Policy Administrator (GPA)."
Additional Information
Formerly known as NETIQKB11348