Exchange ActiveSync and the Cisco ASA HTTPS Timeout

If you are running Exchange ActiveSync behind a Cisco ASA firewall you may receive Event ID: 1040 in your application event log. The event basically says: The average of the most recent heartbeat intervals [470] for request [Sync] used by clients is less than or equal to [540]. Make sure …

Python: File System Storage Report

Recently I have been updating my scripting skills and learning Python. I have been using some of the great resources out there such as Codeacademy and the book “Dive into Python” but after getting about half way through I found a need to build some apps. So, please forgive me …

2008 Citrix Profiles

The more time I spend building Citrix/TS servers on Windows 2008 the more I realize that even though some of these changes have made things more difficult at first they ultimately will make creating new servers a bit easier once everything is scripted properly. The following document contains registry entries and script information and is provided for informational purposes only. Use at your own risk. Customizing the Start Menu It used to be possible to create a user account, customize the profile and then copy the profile over the Default User profile. This method is not possible in 2008 and …

Windows 2008 Policy Settings for a Citrix Server

Lately I have been setting up a few Citrix XenApp Servers using Windows 2008 R2. I was surprised to learn that some of the things I took for granted in 2003 policy are not available in 2008 R2 and I needed to either create registry hacks or file policies. So …