I have windows 2012 r2 VM but I forget the windows administrator password. When I'm trying to reset the password from recovery command line using below command. X:\sources d: cd windows\system32\ren utilman.exe utilman.exe.old copy windows\system32\cmd.exe utilman.exe. Usually above command will work for normal physical windows server , ESXi Guest vm's to reset the local administrator password. ** In nutanix recovery command line I am unable to view my actual OS disk. Is there any way, How can i view my guest VM os disk on recovery mode. ?

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February 1, 2019
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Jegan S
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I have windows 2012 r2 VM but I forget the windows administrator password.

When I'm trying to reset the password from recovery command line using below command.

X:\sources
d: cd windows\system32\ren utilman.exe utilman.exe.old
copy windows\system32\cmd.exe utilman.exe.

Usually above command will work for normal physical windows server , ESXi Guest vm's to reset the local administrator password.

** In nutanix recovery command line I am unable to view my actual OS disk.

Is there any way, How can i view my guest VM os disk on recovery mode. ?

Best answer by Jegan S

@ jrack
that also will not work.

I have changed bus type from SCSI to SATA then I tried to reset the password. It's working now.

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