Can RPD into 2003 server but cant CTRL+ALT-DEL console

[curtcorwin]

Hello,

I have 10 VM's on a single host ESXi 4.1.  When I click on a specific 2003 VM in vmware client, I can see the login box but I cant ctrl+alt-del and I cant send ctrl-alt-del.  I can RDP into it fine.  None of the other 9 VM's are having this issue.  Anyone else see this?  I have not restarted the machine yet.

Thanks!

[a_p_]

Do you see this issue only be using the keyboard or does the same issue occur when you select "Send Ctrl-Alt-Del" from the menu.

André

[curtcorwin]

I see the login box in the console window.  Sending ctrl-alt-del by right clicking on the VM and selecting from the menu, physically one the keyboard pressing it, or pressing ctl-alt-ins all does nothing.

On all the other VM's I can grab the login box with my mouse and move it around.  On this 1 I cant.  However, if I click my mouse into the console screen, the mouse disappears.  Odd...  I'm a bit worried about it.

I can ping it.  It's a terminal server and it works fine for everyone using RDP.

[a_p_]

Did you already try to connect to the TS through an admin RDP connection (mstsc /admin) and/or check whether there's something in the Windows event logs (e.g. a service which does not start, ...)

André

[curtcorwin]

I can login fine both via "mstsc /admin" and also "mstsc /console" and the system logs don't say much other than typical stuff...

[walter_harris]

Hi,

did you try to press CTRL+ALT+END

[Gav0]

vmware tools up to date?

[curtcorwin]

Yes.

[curtcorwin]

Of course.

[curtcorwin]

I got ahold of VMWare tech support over the weekend.  They came in and reset services on the ESXi host and checked some logs.  It appears to be an issue with the guest operating system which is a 2003 server.  Weird..