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How To Monitor MongoDB with Grafana and Prometheus on Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Monitor MongoDB with Grafana and Prometheus on Ubuntu 20.04

It is crucial for any database administrator to avoid performance or memory issues. Tools such as Prometheus and Grafana can help you monitor your database cluster performance. Prometheus is an open-source monitoring and alerting platform. Grafana is an open-source analytics and interactive visualization web application. In this tutorial, you will set up a MongoDB database and monitor it with Grafana using Prometheus as a data source.

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Ubuntu 18.04 — postsrsd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — postsrsd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4730-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-35573 Upstream summary: It was discovered that PostSRSd mishandled certain input. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a long […]

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How to Harden the Linux Kernel with sysctl on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Harden the Linux Kernel with sysctl on RHEL 9

The Linux kernel exposes hundreds of tunable parameters through the sysctl interface that control network behavior, memory protection, and file system security. Many of these defaults prioritize compatibility over security. By writing a hardening configuration to /etc/sysctl.d/, you can reduce the kernel attack surface, enable mitigations against common network attacks, and enforce memory safety features […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — libpcap security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — libpcap security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2020-4547)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4547 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-15165 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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