Unable to login to windows 2008 r2 server

Thanks for your reply. I've followed the instructions and can now get to the login screen but when I enter my username and password, and click on submit, I'm taken back to the login screen.

Can you try with different browser or launch OMSA remotely from a different machine on the network and see whether it works. Happy New Year. Sorry for the long delay in replying but things have been manic in the past month. If on that server, I change the url to point towards a R2 server, I am asked to enter credentials and it fails to recognise them. There is no firewall either hardware or software between the two servers.

I'm using the same credentials that I use to logon to the servers. There is no error message. I've restarted the server and checked to ensure that all four DSM services have started, and the problem still exists.

If you haven't, I'd go ahead and try with another browser, now that you've restarted. Fully uninstalling and reinstalling OMSA is something that I've seen help with a number of issues, as well.

Browse Community. Dell OpenManage Essentials. Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for. I can't get physical access to the machine for several hours, until then I guess there's not much else to do?! You are sure about the infection? Your solution assumes passwords were seriously changed by something unpleasant.

Wouldn't be this "just" a login service error of some kind? Do you believe that wrong password alert really means wrong password or it is just generic error since the whole logon service got screwed. I'm not sure about the infection, but that's a very real possibility so I personally always assume the worst in those kinds of situations. Better to mitigate those possibilities sooner rather than later. It could very well be a service locking out the account. We've all been there.

So nice of Microsoft to make a built-in backdoor for us! As for the error message, it isn't likely that it's indicative of the entire logon service being mucked with. It's likely that it's merely the account having been locked out and needs a password reset ala net user Remember: If a password reset fails, just add a totally new user as an administrator and then, when you gain access and unlock the appropriate accounts, delete the temporary admin account that you created.

I'm going to accept your answer although I used this utility instead link. Proceed as you see fit, based on how important future security of this machine is to you :- — voretaq7. Show 3 more comments. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. The Overflow Blog. Podcast Making Agile work for data science.

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Hello, if you got direct access to the server, remove the network cable and try to logon again. Best Regards, Jens jensit. Hi, May I know if the server joined the domain or just a stand alone server?