When selecting the destination ESX server for a VM being converted you receive the error “The session is not authenticated.
Thanks to the VMware Communities
Before rebooting the machine running converter open task manager and look for multiple instances of VM Converter running under processes. (ex. vm-converter.exe). Kill both and try again. It will ask you to restart Converter Server, click yes and proceed.
My adventure started at 8pm on the Friday before the race when I arrived at camp and it was pouring. Like any hard core rider without room in his 2 door coup I gave my emergency poncho to my bike. It only added to the experience and made for exceptional trail conditions the next day. The mud crossings were extra swampy and the stream crossings were thigh deep. The rest of the service roads and single track were nicely packed and not dusty. A buffet of nutritional snacks and off road terrain made it the most exciting 8.5 hr and 111k mountain bike ride I’ve done. The high temperature was a mild 85 degrees. No wrecks and no sag wagons here. The Laramie Enduro is a very well organized race with excellent volunteers and riders. I have good trail and camping tips as well as maps for the Happy Jack/Vedauwoo area if anyone is interested in planning their own Wyo ride.
From the VMware Communities:
How can I configure my ESX Server to automatically sync the time from a NTP source?
• Login to service console
• Edit /etc/ntp.conf with Nano or Vi
• Add the below lines to the OUR TIMESERVERS section
restrict default kod nomodify notrap
server 0.pool.ntp.org
server 1.pool.ntp.org
server 2.pool.ntp.org
• Save & exit
• Edit /etc/ntp/step-tickers with Nano or Vi
• Add the below lines
0.pool.ntp.org
1.pool.ntp.org
2.pool.ntp.org
pool.ntp.org
• Save & exit
• Type “esxcfg-firewall -enableService ntpClient” or use VI Client to enable under Configuration > Security Profile > Properties
• Type “service ntpd restart” – may say failed for stop if not currently running
• Type “chkconfig –level 345 ntpd on” to enable NTP daemon to autostart
• Type “hwclock –systohc” to set hardware clock to system clock
• Type “ntpdate -q 0.pool.ntp.org” to see the offset between local and ntp clock
By default direct root access over SSH is disabled. You either created a non-root account and either use sudo or su to root OR you enable root login via SSH.
Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and setting ‘PermitRootLogin’ option to ‘yes’ and restart the SSHD (/etc/init.d/sshd restart)
If you were in the middle of being forced to use lotus notes and it crashed you have likely seen this error message: “An error occurred while opening a window”.
If you receive this click ok and then open up task manager and go to process.
Kill the following process and restart Notes. ntaskldr.exe
