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How to Configure Huge Pages for Database Performance on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Huge Pages for Database Performance on RHEL 8

Huge pages reduce the overhead of virtual memory management by using larger memory page sizes — typically 2 MB instead of the default 4 KB. For memory-intensive databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL, huge pages eliminate millions of Translation Lookaside Buffer (TLB) misses per second, lower page table walk overhead, and prevent the kernel […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — memstrack — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — memstrack — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALEA-2020:4516 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — grafana security and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — grafana security and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2023-6972)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-6972 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-3128 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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AlmaLinux 8 — stratis-cli — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — stratis-cli — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2021:4217 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Common Problems 118922

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS apt-get update fails with NO_PUBKEY errors

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 May 2026 Affected versions: 14.04 14.04.6 📖 ~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 & Hardening Related Errors & […]

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Common Problems 115510

journalctl Missing Expected Service Logs

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 May 2026 📖 ~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 References & Further […]

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Amazon Linux 2 — libsepol — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2 — libsepol — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Amazon Linux 2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Amazon Linux advisory ALAS2-2023-2307 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-36084 CVE-2021-36085 CVE-2021-36086 CVE-2021-36087 Upstream summary: The CIL compiler in SELinux 3.2 has a use-after-free in __cil_verify_classperms (called from __cil_verify_classpermission and __cil_pre_verify_helper). (CVE-2021-36084) The CIL compiler in […]

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How to Configure Kubernetes RBAC on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Kubernetes RBAC on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction How to Configure Kubernetes RBAC on Oracle Linux 8 on Oracle Linux 8 provides administrators with a robust, enterprise-ready workflow that integrates cleanly with systemd, SELinux, firewalld, and the modern AppStream module system. In this tutorial we will walk through every step required, from package installation to verification, so that the resulting configuration is […]

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Common Problems 113632

Windows Server 2012 R2 Low Free Space Triggers Fragmentation and Poor Throughput – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2012 R2 📖 ~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 […]

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