Dang. Completely forgot about that. I'll have to see if I can gin that up. Kurt
On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 6:21 PM, Robert Cato <[email protected]> wrote: > The local accout(s) is disabled. NT password reset CD-ROM to reset password > and enable the local accout. It's a Win10 "feature" > > > On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 8:24 PM Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> If nobody else comes up with a solution, that's the way I'll go. >> >> It's been a while since I've used it, but IIRC, it also enables the >> account if it's disabled/locked out. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 4:55 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > I would try the pnordahl solution. >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] >> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kurt Buff >> > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 7:46 PM >> > To: ntsysadm >> > Subject: [NTSysADM] Boxed in on a Win10 VM >> > >> > 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 >> > >> > >> >> >
