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How to Secure MySQL on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Secure MySQL on RHEL 7

How to Secure MySQL on RHEL 7 A default MySQL installation leaves several security gaps that can expose your databases to unauthorized access, data theft, or privilege escalation. On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, taking deliberate steps to harden MySQL immediately after installation is essential for any production or internet-facing system. This guide walks through […]

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Arch Linux — libgit2 — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — libgit2 — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-201912-5 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1387 CVE-2019-1352 CVE-2019-1349 CVE-2019-1348 CVE-2016-10130 CVE-2016-10129 CVE-2016-10128 CVE-2016-8569  +1 more Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary code execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 1:0.28.3-1. Fixed in: 1:0.28.4-1. Group: AVG-1075. Table of […]

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How To Gather Infrastructure Metrics with Topbeat and ELK on CentOS 7 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Gather Infrastructure Metrics with Topbeat and ELK on CentOS 7

In this tutorial, we will show you how to use Topbeat, on a CentOS 7 server, with an ELK stack to gather and visualize infrastructure metrics. Topbeat, which is one of the several “Beats” data shippers that helps send various types of server data to an Elasticsearch instance, allows you to gather information about the CPU, memory, and process activity on your servers.

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS MySQL service fails to start after unclean shutdown

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 30 December 2019 Affected versions: 14.04 📖 ~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 Configure Bonding Network Interfaces on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Bonding Network Interfaces on Debian 9

Introduction Deploying configure bonding network interfaces on debian 9 on a Debian 9 Stretch machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Ensure Debian […]

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How To Create a Redundant Storage Pool Using GlusterFS on Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Create a Redundant Storage Pool Using GlusterFS on Ubuntu 18.04

GlusterFS is a network-attached storage filesystem that allows you to pool computing or storage resources of multiple machines. In turn, this lets you treat various computers as a single, more powerful unit. In this guide, you will create a redundant clustered storage array. This will provide functionality similar to a mirrored RAID configuration over the network

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How to Configure Ceph Storage Cluster on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Ceph Storage Cluster on Debian 9

Introduction How to Configure Ceph Storage Cluster on Debian 9 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 9 Stretch server. Debian 9 Stretch ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian 9. […]

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