On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 5:22 PM, elsalvoz <[email protected]> wrote: > Alt+ctrl+del 3 times? Used to work with XP.
More like 20-30 times - venting my frustration, ya know. :) > Can you use computer management remotely to asses groups membership or even > create a new local user? Psexec? Nope - can't get the credentials to work. Thanks for the suggestions, though. Kurt > 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 >>> >>> >
