Loving these guys right now :oD
Some of the funniest stuff I’ve seen/heard in ages. Hope they make it big !!
Love Queens Of Pop…….
March 26th, 2013Apache 2 Shortcut Commands/Scripts…….
March 26th, 2013Because I can never remember them:
a2enmod:
‘Enabled Module’, creates a link from ‘/etc/apache2/mods-available’ to ‘/etc/apache2/mods-enabled’. when apache is restarted, the module will be enabled in the live configuration
a2dismod:
‘Disabled Module’, removes the link from ‘/etc/apache2/mods-enabled’ created when the module was enabled (see above), the module will be disabled after apache is restarted
a2ensite:
‘Enable Site’, takes a site (vhost) and creates a link from ‘/etc/apache2/sites-available’ to ‘/etc/apache2/sites-enabled’. when apache is restarted, the site will be enabled in the live configuration
a2dissite:
‘Disabled Site’, removes the link from ‘/etc/apache2/sites-enabled’ created when the site was enabled (see above), the site will be disabled after apache is restarted
I Miss The Start Button :o(
March 3rd, 2013After on x3 months of working with server 2012, having to jiggle the mouse around in the button left corner to get the “new” start menu is driving me crazy.
Windows 2008 and 7 were so cool. What possible piece of user feedback resulted in this decision ?
Utter cack, really hoping SP1 puts the start button back in :os
Anti Virus Can Affect Sysprep On AWS…….
February 2nd, 2013And possibly sysprep in general…….read on !
So…..we’re moving to the cloud. Well not, moving, but we’re trying our hand to see of we can be a bit quicker, more efficient and smarter when we deploy the systems we use to run our apps.
I’m no stranger to imaging and sysprep, my personal record stands at 12 mins to get a desktop PC out of the box and be attached to the domain ready for a user using WDS and associated technologies.
So when I looked at the images and started to work on replicating something similar on the AWS cloud, I though I should be able to get that down even further.
I took a stock Windows 2012 server image and fired an instance up from it. Installed all of our core software into it (nothing to ambitious to start, SysInternals, our in house Java stuff, IIS, MSMQ, monitoring software endpoints, anti-virus), and configured as much as I could. I cloned this setup, and then attempted to run sysprep on the copy to create a usable template from which to jump start other new instances.
The sysprepped image did not work.
Normally I’d dig into this myself, but trying to get a new cloud infrastructure up and running legacy systems too, I had to do something I’m not that great at yet…..delegate :oO
Kaj to the rescue. Unencumbered by legacy systems, he looked into the issue and found that our anti virus application was treating the sysprep (which removes/resets large chunks of registry to reset SIDs) as suspicious and was preventing it from doing it’s work.
Have not had time to check if the MS AV package exhibits the same behavior (Essentials ?), but for now, if your AWS Windows images are not running after being sysprepped, check if you have installed AV and if it’s active before sysprepping ;o)
Happy Birthday Kitten…….
January 29th, 2013A belated Happy Birthday to Mrs Kitten Madden.
We had a great night and *finally* managed to try the Kimchee place (nice food, crap service if anyone was thinking of going there).
such a kitten !
A Big Thank You…….
January 5th, 2013to my friends Our Kid, Big Sexy, Wee James and Space Cadet First Class for allowing me to spend the Christmas and New Year period with them while my flatmate was away.
Amazing food, amazing drink, amazing fun……ok’ish tree ! ;o)
2 Factor Ninja…….
October 10th, 2012Today my PC is being protected by 2 factor ninja authentication….. :o)
Un-Hyper-V-ing A Server…….
October 5th, 2012Probably come under the heading of ‘well duh’, but note to self from school of hard knocks.
When removing the Hyper-V role from a server, don’t forget to move the virtual network interface IP address to the physical network interface (or at least make sure a usable is bound to the physical interface again).
When you install Hyper-V, it adds a virtual interface that it binds the IP address to, and the physical interface gets bound to a ‘MS Virtual Switch Protocol’ only.
All communication then goes via the virtual interface by default.
If you remove the Hyper-V role, an IP address does not get auto assigned back to the interface, resulting in being unable to connect to the box (and requiring a trip out to your DC, possibly like mine in some god forsaken out of the way location).
Dah Da Da-Dah………
October 1st, 2012A big congratulations to Stuey and Saira who tied the knot to become Mr and Mrs Madden on 28th September in Malta in sweltering 31/32 degree heat !
Day was flawless (as was the bride) and I have some nice pics and a sunburnt neck to remind me of the joyous event :oD
Now That’s A Pizza…….
September 18th, 2012Modelled by the lovely Fabien, this is possibly the nicest pizza I have eaten….EVER !!
Really thin crisp base, piping hot yummy toppings, and the price is very reasonable. Their mozzarella garlic bread also kicks ass !
The only downside ? Addictiveness. The food creates the same cravings for more that I suspect crack does for addicts. We are having to impose a hard limit of no more than x1 visit a week to control our intake lest we become total lard butts.
If you fancy trying one, it’s located at:
Al Forno
2a Kings Road
Wimbledon
SW19 8QN
If you see a crazy waitress who slaps you around with the menu if you’re cheeky, then you’re in the right place :o)
