Blackforce

Recently we deployed some Windows Server 2008 R2 RDS virtual servers to a customer. All was working well until a number of users were deployed to the servers. The servers would freeze for the users on the server when another user logged in. It would freeze at the preparing local session manager stage

After opening a support call with Microsoft we were instructed to rebuild the server on a physical server. On a physical box the problem went away.

Eventually it was found that adding another CPU to the VM resolved the issue. Vmware were also able to recreate the issue and an official bug has been logged for their product.

A neat little command to dump out the whole of Active Directory users email addresses to the root of c: can be found below :-

dsquery * -filter "(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(mail=*))" -attr mail displayname -limit 0 > c:\email_addresses.txt

Wimborne Bridge, originally uploaded by Dale Hayter.

Went out this evening to Wimborne to try and get some sunset shots. Couldn’t find anywhere and was quickly running out of time. Had to settle for here.

Hope you like

Holes Bay at Sunset, originally uploaded by Dale Hayter.

This is a photo from last year. Thought I would revisit it and process it again. I really like the last light as the sunset.

Were quite lucky in Poole to have such nice scenery.

Osmington Seaweed At Sunrise, originally uploaded by Dale Hayter.

Thought I would post a picture from a few weeks back when I visited Osmington Mills for sunrise. It was damn cold. brrrrrrr