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How to Set Up CouchDB on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up CouchDB on Debian 9

Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up set up couchdb on debian 9 on Stretch leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Stretch freeze. Follow each step carefully and the […]

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SLES 15 — csync2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — csync2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 December 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2021:14763-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-15522 CVE-2019-15523 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in LINBIT csync2 through 2.0. csync_daemon_session in daemon.c neglects to force a failure of a hello command […]

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SLES 15 — libotr5 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libotr5 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 December 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2016:0706-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2016-2851 Upstream summary: Integer overflow in proto.c in libotr before 4.1.1 on 64-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption […]

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How To Install and Use Webmin on CentOS 7 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Use Webmin on CentOS 7

[Webmin](http://www.webmin.com/) is a modern, web control panel for any Linux machine. It allows you to administer your server through an simple interface. In this tutorial, you’ll install and configure Webmin on your server and secure access to the interface with a valid certificate from Let’s Encrypt.

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How to Write Advanced PowerShell Scripts for Windows Server 2019 Administration — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Write Advanced PowerShell Scripts for Windows Server 2019 Administration

Introduction to Advanced PowerShell Scripting for Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2019 ships with PowerShell 5.1 by default, and PowerShell 7.x can be installed side-by-side. Advanced scripting on this platform goes well beyond one-liners. A professional administrator writes scripts that are modular, error-tolerant, self-documenting, and safe to run in production. This guide covers the patterns […]

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How To Install and Configure OSSEC on FreeBSD 10.1 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Configure OSSEC on FreeBSD 10.1

OSSEC is an open source, host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) that performs log analysis, integrity checking, Windows registry monitoring, rootkit detection, time-based alerting, and active response. This tutorial will show you how to install and configure OSSEC to monitor a cloud servers running FreeBSD 10.1.

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FreeBSD 12 — FreeBSD — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — FreeBSD — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 7 December 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: FreeBSD — Incorrect libcap_net limitation list manipulation Related CVEs: CAN-2005-2693 CAN-2005-3011 CVE-2003-0914 CVE-2003-0989 CVE-2003-1029 CVE-2004-0057 CVE-2004-0079 CVE-2004-0099  +12 more Upstream summary: Problem Description: In the case of the cap_net service, […]

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