I rebooted our 2k3 server box, and it looks like its hanging for some reason and I can't connect via terminal services to investigate. Any suggestions to resolve this issue?
Update
- Working on vpn - server is a stand alone sql server - no domain - development environment
- Can ping
- SQL Service, everything else is running fine, just cant connect via RD, trying console doesn't work either.
Update 5:41 PM EST
- tried using
psShutdown -r -f
, and shutdown /r/f with no luck. I think I did manage to take out the RPC service though as it is no longer responding. It's still responding to pings though. Also, just for kicks I tried to telnet to the remote port, something seems to be listening on 3389.
When trying to use mstsc in any mode i get the Remote Desktop Disconnected Message.
6:04 PM EST - Going to need a manual reboot I think. Thanks everyone for the advice, I learned some good tips.
shutdown -r -t 0 -f
. -r for reboot, -t 0 for immediate reboot (0 sec countdown) and most importantly, -f to force the reboot.