This is a fresh install of Server 2012 R2 Standard, running on ESXi 5.0. Nothing on it besides Windows updates and added to the domain. After installing SQL 2012 and rebooting, the server comes up to the login screen. Upon logging in
it gives the message "Please wait for the User Profile Service" and the spinning loading indicator, and then it just sits and will not move on. If I reboot and start in safe mode it starts just fine. If I disable all SQL services and
restart, it will login just fine. I was thinking perhaps it was a bad installation of Server or a bad SQL media download, so I blew away the server and reinstalled, then downloaded fresh media and tried again with the same results. I'm at a loss
as to what could be causing this issue and could use some assistance in finding a direction to investigate.
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