It started out nicely. One of my projects at work is the upgrade of our Active Directory forest. We started the upgrade last week when we did the forestprep and domainprep of the root domain to accomodate the Windows Server 2000 r2 servers we were replacing the w2k servers with. Today we were going to start replacing servers.
First I wanted to put an extra DC in place - just in case. So we added a w2k3 server to the domain and used dcpromo to promote it to a DC. No problems at all. Well none I didn't expect. Time to replace a w2k server.
Logged into one of the root DCs and moved the fsmo roles. Smooth. Too many gui's to use but it went as planned. Logged into the DC I was replacing and demoted it to a simple server, removed it from the domain, and shut it down. We removed it from the rack and slid the replacement machine in. Brought it up and I let the junior admins run on their own. They had done the first server earlier in the day and I expected the same results.
Wrong. Tried promoting the server with the firewall enabled (ntfrs doesn't work well when it can't talk to the other DCs) - bad. Restarted with firewall disabled and the process which had taken ~3 minutes earlier in the day was going on 45 minutes. Started investigating and the network was gone. The datacom guys investigated and the spigot was live. Hmmm. Ended up canceling the process and rebooting the server. Grr Argg!
Turns out the dcpromo process was started with the machine running as a non-domain member. I've never done it that way so it's my first thought as to the problem. I've also got a AD object to delete as canceling the promotion left it behind.
Oh - the network connection was fine after the reboot. Hmmmmmmm
Too long a day to end this way. I need to recharge.
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Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
You had to be there
I was out in my garden today before work picking some fresh tomatoes and zuchini. For some reason the emergency response vehicles at work decided to turn on their sirens. Since the garden area is ~3/4 of a mile from the main road through the site the sirens were pretty loud. Not that unusual.
In response to the sirens the coyotes decided to howl back. I heard at least 5 and maybe as many as 10 different voices. One as close as 50 yards.
Very cool!
In response to the sirens the coyotes decided to howl back. I heard at least 5 and maybe as many as 10 different voices. One as close as 50 yards.
Very cool!
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Thursday, August 10, 2006
About time
"...this nation is at war with Islamic fascists..." - President Bush
It's been that way for a long time Mr. President. While I have no doubt that the whiners at CAIR will be calling on you to apologize - please don't do that. You are speaking the truth!
It's been that way for a long time Mr. President. While I have no doubt that the whiners at CAIR will be calling on you to apologize - please don't do that. You are speaking the truth!
Great way to end a show
From Blade - The Series last night
"FBI! Hold it"
"Oh Sh!t"
Yeah - I know the show isn't as good as the orginal movie but it's still fun to watch.
"FBI! Hold it"
"Oh Sh!t"
Yeah - I know the show isn't as good as the orginal movie but it's still fun to watch.
Jack Bauer for Senate
Jack Bauer is running and Bauer06 is the "netroots" effort to elect him to represent both Connecticut and New York in the US Senate. That's right both Connecticut and New York as a write-in candidate for Senate.
Jack has my full support and he deserves your support. Who else has saved so many in only 4 days?
Personally I want him to represent Illinois as well. Preferably both seats...
Jack has my full support and he deserves your support. Who else has saved so many in only 4 days?
Personally I want him to represent Illinois as well. Preferably both seats...
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
America - Your support cripples me
Last Comic Standing -Josh Blue.
What a excellent choice! While Ty was funny Josh just seems to enjoy life and making people laugh.
Way to go Josh!
What a excellent choice! While Ty was funny Josh just seems to enjoy life and making people laugh.
Way to go Josh!
Garden Time
My employer sits on a fairly large chunk of land. One of the benefits is a Garden Club that rents out 800 square foot lots for next to nothing. I get out there 2 to 3 times a week before work and putter around for awhile. Playing with the earth and my plants for an hour or so just starts the day right.
This morning was a bit cool and the field behind the garden lots looked cool.
The sunrise was, well, just nice. The clouds and the sun peaking through were beautiful.
My sunflowers agree!
This is the first time I've worked in a vegtable garden since I was 16. Never thought I'd enjoy it as much as I do.
This morning was a bit cool and the field behind the garden lots looked cool.
The sunrise was, well, just nice. The clouds and the sun peaking through were beautiful.
My sunflowers agree!
This is the first time I've worked in a vegtable garden since I was 16. Never thought I'd enjoy it as much as I do.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Eternally Cool
From the sign in front of Grace Lutheran Church in Streamwood, Illinois:
Grace now has AC
Stay cool for ever!
Monday, August 07, 2006
An Atheist in the Woods
An atheist was walking through the woods.
"What majestic trees"!
"What powerful rivers"!
"What beautiful animals"! He said to himself.
As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him.
He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer.
He tripped & fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.
At that instant the Atheist cried out, "Oh my God!"
Time Stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky.
"You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to cosmic accident." "Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer"?
The atheist looked directly into the light, "It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask You to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps You could make the BEAR a Christian"?
"Very Well," said the voice.
The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head & spoke:
"Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive. Amen."
"What majestic trees"!
"What powerful rivers"!
"What beautiful animals"! He said to himself.
As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him.
He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer.
He tripped & fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.
At that instant the Atheist cried out, "Oh my God!"
Time Stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky.
"You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to cosmic accident." "Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer"?
The atheist looked directly into the light, "It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask You to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps You could make the BEAR a Christian"?
"Very Well," said the voice.
The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head & spoke:
"Lord bless this food, which I am about to receive. Amen."
Saturday, August 05, 2006
I'm a God crazy hick
From Thing1:
"Someone remembered to take their crazy pills today! I nearly shot ice cream out my nose reading this."
"Someone remembered to take their crazy pills today! I nearly shot ice cream out my nose reading this."
Some firefighters were making a documentary on 9/11 and got the first plane hitting the WTC on tape.
On the videotape, you can clearly see one of the firefighters *scratch his ass.*
That was obviousy a ground to air signal to the drone pilot planted by the CIA in the missle laden fighter jet that was using optical imaging and sensory gas throughout the entire city of NY to make it "appear" like a commercial plane that the coast was clear to initiate the thermite explosion device thingamagigee to take down the WTC and to drop passports onto the crowd like confetti.
If you don't believe it then you are just a Bushie, Neo-Con, Repuke, War mongering Nazi, Anti-Semite, Red State, God crazy hick.
Friday, August 04, 2006
Thursday, August 03, 2006
A Special Place in Hell
Has been reserved for these perps -
Double Amputee Marine Mugged Outside Restaurant
Double Amputee Marine Mugged Outside Restaurant
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
The Fudge Report
Really. Via Drudge.
From a comment on From The Roots:
This is the best the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee can do? Rip off Drudge's style sheet and practice smear politices? What a bunch of losers.
From a comment on From The Roots:
- From the Merriam Webster Dictionary
Main Entry: fudge
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): fudged; fudg ing
transitive verb
1 a : to devise as a substitute : FAKE b : FALSIFY
2 : to fail to come to grips with : DODGE
intransitive verb
1 : to exceed the proper bounds or limits of something ; also : CHEAT
2 : to fail to perform as expected
3 : to avoid commitment : HEDGE <the government's tendency to fudge on delicate matters of policy -- Claire Sterling>
This is the best the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee can do? Rip off Drudge's style sheet and practice smear politices? What a bunch of losers.
The Cavern
SarahK warned me. Did I listen? Nah. I got The Cavern from Netflix and watched it. Does it make my worse movies ever list? Close but not quite.
A perfect example of a movie whose director spent too much time watching The Blair Witch Project. Lots of shakey cameras, flash lighting, and crying. Toss in a monster (or something like it) and you get this movie.
It could have been much better. Just a bit more plot development and less of the stupid effects and this could have been a decent movie. Well - except the ending stunk.
A perfect example of a movie whose director spent too much time watching The Blair Witch Project. Lots of shakey cameras, flash lighting, and crying. Toss in a monster (or something like it) and you get this movie.
It could have been much better. Just a bit more plot development and less of the stupid effects and this could have been a decent movie. Well - except the ending stunk.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
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