Alt+ctrl+del 3 times? Used to work with XP. Can you use computer management remotely to asses groups membership or even create a new local user? Psexec?
Cesar A. On Jul 18, 2017 5:13 PM, "Don Ely" <[email protected]> wrote: > .\administrator doesn't let you login? > > On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 4:52 PM Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > >> All, >> >> A colleague stood up a Win10 VM that was a clone of an original >> domain-joined machine, running on a ESXi/vSphere 6.0 host. >> >> I noticed this, and decided to help out - the VM clone was not fully >> functional - it's trust relationship with the domain was broken. >> >> I was able to log in using cached credentials with administrative >> privileges, so I set the local administrator password to something we >> know (we use LAPS here, so there's no telling what the most recent >> administrator password was). >> >> I then changed the machine name and joined the VM to a workgroup at >> the same time - something I've done probably hundreds of times over >> the years with never a failure before now. >> >> After reboot, the login screen shows only the username of the last >> successful login (a domain account, not a local account, even though >> it's not a member of the domain!). >> >> I cannot get it to switch to another account to log in, and since the >> only account available on the login screen is the domain account, and >> it's not joined to the domain, I can't use that account's password to >> log in. >> >> There are no backups, no restore points and no snapshots for this VM. >> >> I was able to boot into safe mode in the console, and start a command >> prompt - when it asked for the local Administrator account, that >> worked, so I know the password is good. >> >> I've tried to RDP into the machine, and am refused, no matter which >> credentials I try. >> >> I even tried disconnecting the NIC for the VM to see if that would >> shake loose some cached credentials, but no go, and it stubbornly >> refuses to show me any other accounts to choose for login. >> >> I suppose I could do a reset, but I believe there's 3rd party software >> that was installed in the interim, so I'm a bit hesitant to do that. >> >> Anyone have thoughts on how to proceed? >> >> I'm about ready to boot with a Nordahl iso, and see if that helps, but >> if push comes to shove, I I'll re-clone the original, and try again, >> and let the colleague know that he's lost any work done, but for the >> moment this is an exercise in overcoming - something. >> >> Kurt >> >> >>
