2020 - Page 182 of 735

How To Disable Root Login on Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Disable Root Login on Ubuntu 20.04

All Linux-based machines come with a default root user that has all privileges on the machine. Good security practices recommend that you disable the root login over SSH to prevent unauthorized access to your Linux-based machine by any other user. Disabling root login prevents root access over SSH to your Linux-based machine, which means that no one will have unlimited privileges.

Read more
Oracle Linux 8 — thunderbird — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — thunderbird — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2019-4195)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 1 October 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-4195 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17011 CVE-2019-17012 CVE-2019-17005 CVE-2019-17010 CVE-2019-17008 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative […]

Read more
Docker Explained: How To Containerize and Use Nginx as a Proxy — step-by-step Docker tutorial on Progressive Robot

Docker Explained: How To Containerize and Use Nginx as a Proxy

In this the cloud provider article, our goal is to learn about creating a docker container from a base image and building it to run Nginx (layer by layer). Later, following the steps from the beginning, we create a Dockerfile to automate the process using a custom input file for configurations. In the end, using this Nginx docker image, it becomes possible to create self-contained sandboxes running Nginx, which can be used to serve “dockerised” applications.

Read more
How To Create a Python Class Generator for VS Code — step-by-step Python tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Create a Python Class Generator for VS Code

If you hate stubbing out Python classes, here’s how you can create an extension in Visual Studio Code to do it for you. In this article, you’ll see how to create that extension. You’ll prompt for user input, use array map and join functions, use ES6 template literals, and write to the file system.

Read more
How to Install and Use Podman with systemd Socket Activation on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Use Podman with systemd Socket Activation on RHEL 7

How to Install and Use Podman with systemd Socket Activation on RHEL 7 Podman is a daemonless container engine developed by Red Hat that provides a Docker-compatible CLI while operating without a central privileged daemon. On RHEL 7, Podman integrates deeply with systemd, enabling containers to be managed as first-class system services, started on-demand via […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — gnutls security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2025-17415)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 30 September 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2025-17415 Related CVEs: CVE-2025-32990 CVE-2025-6395 CVE-2025-32988 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification […]

Read more
Common Problems 118025

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS – snapd services fail and snap apps do not launch

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 30 September 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 Ubuntu 18.04.6 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention […]

Read more
CHAT