Life goes on!

MFCOM Errors During Discovery Process in the Access Management Console for Custom Citrix Administrators

2014-11-25T10:22:00.001-08:00

# Logon as the local Administrator
# Try to run the discovery process
# If it fails (as it did for me) open a command console
# Change directory to the following path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\Independent Management Architecture
# Type the following command: dsmaint config /user:administrator /pwd:Evaluation1 /dsn:"c:\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\Independent Management Architecture\mf20.dsn"
# For the password use your local administrator account password
# You will see the following output: \\ Attempting to connect to the data store with new configuration settings. \\ Successfully connected to the data store. \\ Configuration successfully changed. \\ Please restart the IMA Service for changes to take effect.
# Open Services in Admin Tools and stop the Citrix Independent Management Architecture
# Using the same command console type the following command: dsmaint recreatelhc
# Now restart the Citrix Independent Management Architecture service
# Try the discovery process again and it should work!

HOW TO: Enable the build-in Administrator account in Windows Vista and Windows 7

2014-09-15T13:21:00.001-07:00

To enable the build-in Administrator account, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, and then type cmd in the Start Search box.
2. In the search results list, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator.
3. When you are prompted by User Account Control, click Continue.
4. At the command prompt, type net user administrator /active:yes, and then press ENTER.
5. Type net user administrator , and then press ENTER.
Note: Please replace the tag with your passwords which you want to set to administrator account.
6. Type exit, and then press ENTER.
7. Log off the current user account.

Enabling Ping and Traceroute on the Cisco ASA 5505

2014-01-20T07:16:00.002-08:00

Enabling Ping and Traceroute on the Cisco ASA 5505

Today I found some time to sit down and figure out why my ASA box was denying ping, traceroute and other ICMP traffic. Denying all ICMP traffic is the most secure option, and I think Cisco made a good choice by making this the default. However, I really wanted to be able to ping and traceroute from inside my network to the outside world, if for no other reason than to check the latency of my servers. Here’s how to do it in ASDM.

First, open an ASDM connection to your router. Go into the Configuration screens and click on Firewall to configure the firewall options. Then click on Service Policy Rules to configure the services that the firewall software will monitor. Select the global policy (first and only one in the list), and click on the Edit button. Switch to the Rule Actions (3rd) tab, and in the list check to enable ICMP. You can leave ICMP Error unchecked. Close that and Apply the changes.

Now, if you just want to be able to ping, stop here and you are done. However, traceroute will not work with this setup. For traceroute to work, you have to complete this follow-up task.

While still under the Firewall configuration switch to the Access Rules item. Add an access rule to permit ICMP traffic. Click the Add button, make sure the interface is set to outside, action is Permit, and Source/Destination is any. Under Service, click the … button and select the icmp line and click OK. Click OK again in the Add Access Rule dialog and Apply the results to finish the process.

Putting Windows 2008 onto Flash Drive

2012-07-12T12:59:00.000-07:00

Windows 2008 comes only on DVD and today you’d think every computer has a DVD drive by default, unfortunately most servers are ordered without them and that causes a problem obviously. Your choices would be to break the DVD into CD-ROMs (not fun) install over the network (a little more work than I wanted to do) or find another means to get it up. My solution, USB Thumb drive

Since Vista and Windows 2008 share the same code base, I figured someone must have found a way to boot vista off a thumb drive so I looked and found just that. Kurt Shintaku has a how-to on how to install Windows Vista from a high speed USB 2.0 Flash Drive.

Before you begin though, if your thumbdrive has U3 installed on it, you’ll probably want to remove that (I did just to be certain), here’s instructions on how to do that: http://www.u3.com/uninstall/

Using Kurt’s instructions this is all it took:

Format the thumb drive

1.from a DOS prompt execute: diskpart

2.list disk

3.select disk 1 (assuming disk 1 was your thumb drive in the above list disk command)

4.clean

5.create partition primary

6.select partition 1

7.active

8.format fs=fat32 quick

9.assign

10.exit

Copy the Win2008 install files

1.xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (assumes your dvd is drive D: and your thumb drive is drive E:\, adjust accordingly)

That’s all it took other than verifying the server BIOS was set to boot off of the USB device. But hey, don’t stop there! Check out the Windows Cloud Servers at www.appliedi.net and get your own Windows 2008 Server in the cloud in just 30 minutes, no USB device required!

My ringtones on iTunes

2012-05-30T07:41:00.000-07:00

These links can only be reached from an iPhone/iPod/iPad. Alternative would be to open iTunes on your iPhone/iPod/iPad and search for "Zavernus Hamarabi".

Here is a list of my ringtones on iTunes:

"Dial-up Modem"

"Incoming Message" from Mechwarrior

"Ecto-1 Siren"

"Punch-Out - Title Screen"

"Faxanadu - First Town"

"Metal Gear Solid - Codec Alert"

"Metal Gear Solid - Found Alert"

"Super Mario Bros. 2 - Stage 1"

"Excitebike - Title Music"

"Tetris - Playing"

"Tiger Heli - Playing"

"Super Mario Bros. - Underworld"

"Super Mario Bros. - Swimming"

"Super Mario Bros. - Overworld"

Lotus Notes Client Error CWPCA8522E Application

2012-02-23T14:08:00.001-08:00

Error "CWPCA8522E Application did not get installed" is displayed on Standard client when opening the users mailfile.

To fix shut down the Notes client and then delete the following folders under the Data folder:

Data\workspace\.metadata\.plugins\com.ibm.portal.app

Data\workspace\.metadata\.plugins\com.ibm.rcp.portal.app

Restart the Notes client.

Thanks to Stephan Bovet for his post on the 8.5 forum for this solution.

Castelle Fax, How to Clean the ZQ Directory:

2012-02-15T10:10:00.000-08:00

How to Clean the ZQ Directory:

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If you have a red light but can still log into FaxMain, then follow the steps as illustrated below:

Open FaxMain and login as a supervisor.
Expand to "Mailbox/Print Queues/Parallel"
Delete any jobs you see on the right panel.

The red light should go off now.
This queue represents jobs sent to the parallel port on the back of the FaxPress unit.
The reason the red light was on is because the jobs in the queue were sent by a user who did not have a valid print queue in their user profile. So the system sent the job to the default print queue. (See your manual for proper setup of the print queues for users under user profiles)

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If you have a red light but can NOT log into FaxMain, then follow the steps illustrated below:(NOTE: This procedure will make your old faxes invisible to the FaxMain client. If you wish to view your old faxes after this, you'll need to access the uncompressed image files(PCX) directly from the old zq directory.
Step 1: Locate /CASTELLE/08XXXXX/ZQ and rename it to ZQ.OLD

Step 2: Find all the "*.o" and "*.n" files under the USER directory and delete them.

Then, reboot the FaxPress UNIT.(the little black box)
The unit should come up, log in, and create a new ZQ directory.
If your unit doesn't come up within a few minutes, you may need to reinstall the FaxPress server over the top.
If the previous step fails, then rename the Castelle directory to Castelle.old and install as new. If this fixes the problem, you can copy the old USER and PHONEBKS directories to the new installation.

Fixing User Profiles in Vista and Windows 7

2012-02-15T10:05:00.000-08:00

I would get an on screen error somewhat like:

The user profile service service failed the login. User profile cannot be loaded.

In the application errorlog (eventvwr.msc) there were errors from the user profile saying

Windows cannot log you on because your profile cannot be loaded. Check that you are connected to the network, and that your network is functioning correctly.

DETAIL - Access is denied.

Fix:

After much googling I found out that the critical files are under
c:\users\MYUSER\ntuser* . Crucially the "ntuser.dat" file is actually a registry hive, so my running "REGEDIT", selecting HKEY_USERS in the nav, then "load hive" from the menu, I could browse my settings. So the file was not corrupt, it was there.

What now? Well I found additional registry entries with REGEDIT under

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

There was 1 line for each profile. Crucially if a profile is bad there are 3 things worth checking
a) Ensure the key name doesn't end in ".bak"
b) Ensure the RefCount value is 0
c) Ensure the State value is 0

Having done the above, the profile then worked fine, and I'm now back up and running with all settings intact.

4-5-2011

2011-04-05T12:21:00.000-07:00

Было некоторое время, так как я имел время, чтобы написать на моем blog и для этого прошу прощения. Жизнь была заполнена школой, работой, и детьми; все очень хорошие вещи, чтобы иметь в вашей жизни. Я надеюсь закончить степень моего партнера в программировании очень скоро. Это должно помочь с обеспечением работы, которая поможет мне достигать моей мечты. Мы работали действительно трудно, чтобы сделать наш дом домом и получить это готовый к большому количеству социальных событий этим летом. Удивительно, как далеко мы приехали меньше чем через год.
Наш сад начинает быть похожий, что это могло бы окупиться для всей твердой работы, которую мы поместили в это. Мы можем только надеяться, что все выходит, поскольку мы надеемся. Мы медленно становимся улаженными в дом, в котором мы планируем жить в течение долгого времени. Действительно чувствует себя хорошим прийти домой каждую ночь к теплому дому и хорошей компании. Я могу только надеяться, что остальная часть мира столь благословляется. Этим летом мы планируем иметь мальчиков для расширенного промежутка времени. Мы надеемся, что они будут наслаждаться этим больше, когда они могут фактически провести время там и не срочно отправлены вокруг подобные, мы имеем также в уикэнды. Это - единственное обновление, которое я имею в это время. Стойте в стороне для больше.

2010-05-25T05:37:00.001-07:00

I have decided to fill my blog with short stories that are laying around in that empty head of mine. I hope all enjoy them.

I could feel the darkness creeping up on my mind. The wound that he opened on my head was bleeding profusely. I could feel the blood running down my face and taste it entering the corner of my mouth. I had to put this guy down before I totally blacked out.
I rolled with his blow just enough that the 2x4 he was wielding like a baseball bat had missed my eye but it opened a very deep gouge in my scalp. He had backed off enough to admire his work. This gave me just enough time to shake off the darkness and pull myself together.
I waited for him to approach again. This time I could hear the rocks crunching under his feet as he approached me so I knew he was close without having to look up at him. I made the action of pulling myself to my feet but what I was doing was getting in the starting position like a track runner. I had scooped up a hand full of gravel with my right hand and was letting the blood that was running off of my chin pool in my hand. When I finally raised my head to see where he was, he was getting ready to swing his 2x4 of death. I lunged with my feet, arms out. I used my left arm to block the impeding strike and used my right hand to deliver my concoction of rocks and blood to his eyes.
Now that he was temporarily blinded. I delivered a quick knee to the groin followed by a right jab to the jaw and a left hook to his head. I am hoping that I can put this B.U.B.(Big Ugly Bastard) down before I totally black out and he makes it permanent. He is limping around good but still not out for the count. I can tell he is working his legs under himself to charge. Soon as I figured it out, he was charging like a mad bull. I attempted to sidestep it but he caught me on my left and spun me around. I used the newly created momentum to push him into the nearest wall. With a bone crunching almost horrifying sound he came to a stop. Thank god for 19th century brick.
I checked his pulse to make sure he was still in this timezone. Thankfully he was. I sat down on the ground next to him and proceeded to tell him how much I didn't care for violence, how it didn't get us anywhere, how we could have talked about whatever was bothering him. After I said my piece, I decided to roll him over and find out exactly who he was.
After a quick check of pockets, I found what I was looking for. Antov Publinski was the big fellas name. By the looks of his passport he had entered the country in New York by the way of Hungary. Whatever his problem was, I hope he sleeps it off here in the alley.
I am almost sure this has something to do with Viktor Nomitask, the Hungarian national I had followed to the bar. Only time will tell what Viktor is up too.

Trials and Tribulations

2010-04-26T21:08:00.000-07:00

I have been thru some trials and tribulations as of the last few months. To help myself cope with them I have written a guide to myself to help me better understand that I am not alone. These are my views on some of the things I have read lately. This may be a little too much on the bible thumper side but I wanted to get a different view of things. Much of this has come from the Bible, mostly the Book of James.

1. You must remain positive during difficult times.
2. You will be gain strength as you go through difficult times.
3. You must not give up during difficult times, if you want to maintain endurance for the rest of your life.
4. You must seek wisdom from God as you face difficulties in life.
5. When you are facing difficulties, you must without a doubt expect God to guide you through all your situations.
6. You must consider it an honor to have a humbling experience as you live your life for God.
8. You will be rewarded for maintaining your faith through trials and tribulations.
9. Your temptations never comes from God but from your own inner desires.
10. Your sinful desires can lead you to commit wrong choices which can lead to more difficulties and potential death.
11. You are a gift from God through Jesus Christ. He keeps his promises and God wants you to enjoy life as you endure your difficulties.

As long as you live, you will face problems. Some problems will be more severe than others and there will be times when you want to give up. God understands how you feel. You can't choose when you will face problems but God's words will help you deal with your negative situations.

Here are Jesus' expectations of you during difficult times:

1. Remain faithful to the end regardless of the challenges you face
2. Endure through the problems because it will make you stronger instead of weaker.
3. Seek Godly wisdom which gives you the ability to make right choices during troubling times.
4. Embrace the circumstances that cause humility.
5. Remember you are a precious gift from God and you will be given the strength to endure.

Hold on to your faith and do not doubt the promises God has for you. Every day you hear of people facing various kinds of challenges because of crime, earth quakes, tornadoes, floods, famine, diseases but people seem to rise above it. People who love God have extra abilities to rise above natural or unnatural disasters.

You must keep your heart focused on the end of your suffering or challenges. Your joy will be complete as you overcome your situations. Consider life as a temporary gift to live on this earth to accomplish God's will and your reward will be in heaven. Heaven is where you will live an eternity with God. Pray for strength so you will endure to the end of your life on this earth.

A week of first times!

2010-03-01T11:15:00.000-08:00

In the last week I have had a handful of first time events and a couple of first time in a long time events that I would like to share.

First time in jail:

I can only describe my night in jail as complete desolation. I spent a little over 24hrs. located in the county jail. In those 24hrs. I experienced a host of feelings, ranging from loneliness to absolute despair. I have never felt so helpless, scared and down right frustrated at not being able to communicate with anyone. I absolutely do not ever want to be in that situation again.

First time realizing that I really do have close friends:

I have always felt that I kept my family and friends at arms length. Never really felt like I had any friends that I would consider close. I have just recently found that not only do I have close friends but I actually have more than one. I read a study not long ago that compared Friendship to Food. We need it to survive. I have never felt that way until my trip to county. I have never had to ask my friends or family to be there for me like I have asked them to in the last few months. I am finding that if I would have let them in a long time ago it probably would have been beneficial to my life.

First time in a long time of running a long distance:

I had the great opportunity to run with an experienced runner last week. It really is odd how the miles just fly by when you have a really good conversation going. We ran 3 miles in what seemed like 5 minutes. I was in better shape than I had originally thought. I now find myself yearning to run again and again. I have hard time figuring out if its the running or the company that makes me want to go back again and again but either way, I am always ready to go.

First time in a long time feeling like a person:

I think I am going to start this one off with a quote:

"If you surround yourself with the good and righteous, they can only raise you up. If you surround yourself with the others, they will drag you down into the doldrums of mediocrity, and they will keep you there, but only as long as you permit it."

That being said, It has been a long long time since I have felt as if I was contributing to society and not just being a member of society. A lot of times I would feel like a follower in life and not a leader. I have always been the type to be first in line to do something new, first in line to do something retarded, first to do something seen as a breakthru. In the last 5 years these things have pretty much became things of the past but with a renewed sense of self worth, I would be surprised if I don't do something really awesome in the next month or so.

2010-02-08T05:37:00.000-08:00

I awoke today to find myself finally getting past the point of just saying that I was going to go for a run and finally just doing it. It felt good to feel my feet hitting the pavement once again, the world around just quiet and peaceful as it can be at 5:15 in the a.m. A few dogs barking here and there but still quiet enough to let my thoughts wonder off to a place in my mind long forgotten from the times that I ran before. With only a small goal in place, basically to make it around the block without dying, I still was able to seek memories that I had long forgotten. With a renewed energy today, I think I will try to do two blocks tomorrow and god willing be up too 3 blocks by the end of the week. I find myself sitting at my desk at this very moment yearning to lace up those running shoes, not just to run but to just seek out those memories that are only found when the sound of your shoes hitting the pavement pulls them from the depths of your mind. I sometimes think it is best shown in the movie Forrest Gump when he justs takes off running. In the movie he runs for 3 years, 2 months, 14 days and 16 hours. I can only imagine the amount of things he could think about in that amount of time. I dont see myself going to that extreme to think about things. I do however think that if I would just let my mind wonder off, I would really get more running done.

For now though, Its now time to get back to work and let my mind do the running instead of my legs. До другого дня.

1st post on my 1st Blog!

2010-02-05T12:01:00.000-08:00

This being my first post on my first blog, I have no idea what to even write. I guess since my title is called "Life goes on!" I will talk a little bit about the continuation of my life.

Recent events in the last year of my existence have forced me to take a hard look at the life I have lived and the life I want to move forward with. The recent death of my grandmother and shortly thereafter the death of my aunt. Both were huge factors in what I would call a revelation. Grief often closes one off from the world, making it difficult to move forward with life. Death eventually brings rebirth and the possibility for life to emerge. I isolated myself and my heart, unable to comprehend how someone so dear to me could be taken from this earth. This isolation and sadness is temporary, and that I intend to fall in love or experience companionship again.

I think with that all being said, I will call this the end of my first post. I will hope to continue with this blog in the future. I know I have plenty to put on here.