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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2021-38954 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2021-38954 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2021-38954, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2021-38954 NVD summary: IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.3.5 and 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.1.0 could disclose sensitive version information that could aid in future attacks […]

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Common Problems 118424

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS DNS resolution fails intermittently on production hosts

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 May 2026 Affected versions: 16.04 📖 ~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 & Hardening Related Errors & Cross-Refs […]

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How to Manage Storage with Parted on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Manage Storage with Parted on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Manage Storage with Parted on SLES 12 on SLES 12. SLES 12 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 12 system is up to date: zypper […]

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Common Problems 115456

RHEL 7 yum rpmdb Corruption Prevents Package Operations

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 May 2026 Affected versions: RHEL 7 📖 ~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 & Hardening Related Errors & […]

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What is Configuration Management? — step-by-step DevOps tutorial on Progressive Robot

What is Configuration Management?

Configuration management is the process of handling changes to a system in a way that assures integrity over time, typically involving tools and processes that facilitate automation and observability. Even though this concept didn’t originate in the IT industry, the term is broadly used to refer to server configuration management. In the context of servers, configuration management is also commonly referred to as *IT Automation* or *Server Orchestration*.

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FreeBSD 12 — openldap24-server — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — openldap24-server — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: nested filters leads to stack overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2020-12243 Upstream summary: Howard Chu reports: nested filters leads to stack overflow Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]

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How To Use MongoDB Access Control — step-by-step Databases tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Use MongoDB Access Control

MongoDB employs a robust mechanism to control access and privileges to a databases system known as Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). In this tutorial, you’ll learn how RBAC works, the meaning and purpose of the principle of least privilege, as well as how to use MongoDB’s access privileges features in practice.

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How to Set Up STONITH for Cluster Fencing on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up STONITH for Cluster Fencing on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction Setting up set up stonith for cluster fencing on oracle linux 8 on a Oracle Linux 8 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Set Up STONITH for Cluster Fencing on Oracle Linux 8, with all the commands you need, the SELinux […]

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