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Windows: Administrator Password ends with S or L

by Alpesh Nakar

You are in trouble!

Your monitor is blank, ideally because you are in power save mode. However the reality is that the console session may not be locked. You may still be logged in and it’s just the monitor.

Out of habit you inadvertently hit Ctrl+Alt+Del keys. Doomed!

Because in the above scenario, if you have a password that ends with the letter “S” or “L,” you’ll actually be sending the command to shut down or log off when you hit Enter. Once the monitor comes online, you’ll see your logged-on session will either be logging off or shutting down the server on you.

To recreate this issue, log onto a server using its console (aka the keyboard and monitor connected directly to the server). When you hit Ctrl+Alt+Del, the Windows Security dialog box appears. Now hit either the “S” or “L” key. It will activate the appropriate button. Then a final corresponding “Are you sure you want to do this action?” window appears. If you hit Enter, that action is applied.

VIA: TechTarget

Windows Admin, Windows Server, MSTalkOnline, Alpesh Nakar

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