Thanks for the suggestion.  The console is locked now, so I used psexec to
attach to the system:

C:\WINDOWS\system32>logoff 0
Could not logoff session ID 0, Error code 31
Error [31]:A device attached to the system is not functioning.

It look awhile (20 seconds or so) before it came back with the error.


On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 12:46 PM, Don Kuhlman <[email protected]> wrote:

> Well, not sure about that one right now Jeff, but can you use the cmd line
> option "logoff" to sign off while you're working on the issue?
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> Don K
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> *From:* Jeff Bunting <[email protected]>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 1, 2009 11:27:36 AM
> *Subject:* Strange VM problem; CTRL-ALT-DEL doesn't work
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> Windows 2003 SP1 VM on ESX 3.5 won't respond to CTRL-ALT-DEL command from
> either VMware client or Dameware.  I clicked on the "Help" link on the logon
> screen and it gave me the logon prompt.  Was able to logon as local admin
> OK, but now can't logoff.
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> All services appear to be OK, tried stopping/restarting dameware and
> vmtools services to no effect.
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> Any ideas besides rebooting? (production system of course)
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> just tried Windows-L to lock console, which worked.  now I can't unlock....
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> Thanks,
> Jeff
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