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How to Configure /etc/hosts, /etc/resolv.conf and DNS Resolution on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure /etc/hosts, /etc/resolv.conf and DNS Resolution on RHEL 8

Reliable name resolution is essential for almost every networked service on a Linux server. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 gives you several places to configure how hostnames are resolved: the static /etc/hosts file, the resolver configuration in /etc/resolv.conf, the look-up order defined in /etc/nsswitch.conf, and DNS settings managed through NetworkManager. Knowing how these layers interact […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — exempi — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — exempi — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 3 July 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3668-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-18233 CVE-2017-18234 CVE-2017-18236 CVE-2017-18238 CVE-2018-7728 CVE-2018-7729 CVE-2018-7730 CVE-2018-7731 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Exempi incorrectly handled certain media files. If a user or automated system were […]

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How To Create a Riak Cluster on an Ubuntu VPS — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Create a Riak Cluster on an Ubuntu VPS

This tutorial covers how to set up a Riak Cluster on Ubuntu VPS instances. Riak is a distributed database that offers large performance and redundancy benefits in comparison to traditional relational databases. Riak can be used to create cluster groups that can split up the workload and risk of data storage and access between multiple machines.

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Cloud-init stalls first boot networking on cloned images

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 2 July 2019 📖 ~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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How to Set Up a Git Server with Gitea on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a Git Server with Gitea on FreeBSD 12

Introduction How to Set Up a Git Server with Gitea on FreeBSD 12 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 12 server operator. FreeBSD 12 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — viewvc — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — viewvc — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2012-3356 CVE-2012-3357 Upstream summary: The remote SVN views functionality (lib/vclib/svn/svn_ra.py) in ViewVC before 1.1.15 does not properly perform authorization, which allows remote attackers to bypass […]

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Common Problems 113000

Windows Server 2016 — DNS resolution times out for external hosts — Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 2 July 2019 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~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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How to Configure tcpdump on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure tcpdump on IBM AIX 7.1

Introduction IBM AIX 7.1 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.1 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to configure tcpdump on ibm aix 7.1 on IBM AIX […]

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