I'm having issues with a Windows 2008 (non R2) Terminal Server where users can't logon in the morning, either internally or externally. If I try to logon at the console using an admin account it sits there for ages trying to load profile and eventually after 5-10 mins fails.
The only thing I can find to go on in the logs is event ID: 4005 "The Windows logon process has unexpectedly terminated" we have to physically hard reset the server by holding the power button in and everything is fine again until late at night when this starts happening again. There's no specific time it starts happening but it seems like it typically happens when no one is logged in.
This started about a week ago and besides this the server has been fine for the past 4 years.
When i research the issue it seems like one of the following is to blame, however I don't believe any relate to me.
This error might be caused by one of the following conditions:
• System resources are inadequate or unavailable. - plenty of resources happens when no one is using it
• The Windows registry is corrupted. - hard reset of the hardware wouldn't resolve registry corruption
• A service failed to start. - nothing in event viewer about failed services