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Common Problems 114394

DNF Metadata Download Fails on RHEL 9 (RHEL-9-2)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 1 August 2024 📖 ~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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Common Problems 120118

Debian 12: High CPU from runaway cron task

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 30 July 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 📖 ~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 116558

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS TLS Certificate Validation Fails Due to CA Store Issues

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 30 July 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 📖 ~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 Set Up Unbound DNS Resolver on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Unbound DNS Resolver on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Set Up Unbound DNS Resolver on FreeBSD 14 on FreeBSD 14. FreeBSD uses the pkg(8) binary package manager, rc.conf(5) for service startup configuration, and pf(4) as its primary packet filter. There is no SELinux or AppArmor — instead, FreeBSD provides the MAC (Mandatory Access Control) framework and Capsicum for […]

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How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication for SSH with Google Authenticator on RHEL 9 — step-by-step RHEL 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication for SSH with Google Authenticator on RHEL 9

Password-based SSH authentication is a well-known attack vector, and even key-based authentication can be compromised if a private key is stolen. Adding Time-Based One-Time Password (TOTP) two-factor authentication creates a second layer of defense that is independent of the key. This tutorial shows you how to configure the Google Authenticator PAM module on RHEL 9 […]

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Common Problems 116478

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS cloud-init Waits Indefinitely for Datasource

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 30 July 2024 Affected versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 📖 ~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 Set Up Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for SSH on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for SSH on Ubuntu 24.04

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) adds an extra layer of security to SSH by requiring a time-based one-time password (TOTP) in addition to your SSH key or password. This guide configures Google Authenticator PAM for SSH 2FA on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server A user with sudo […]

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How to Install Vagrant and VirtualBox on Ubuntu 24.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install GitLab CE on Ubuntu 24.04

GitLab Community Edition is a full-featured DevOps platform that combines Git repository management, CI/CD pipelines, issue tracking, and a container registry in a single application. This guide installs GitLab CE on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Tested and valid on: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Prerequisites Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server Minimum 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended) A domain […]

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How to Configure GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Configure GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on FreeBSD 14 on FreeBSD 14. FreeBSD uses the pkg(8) binary package manager, rc.conf(5) for service startup configuration, and pf(4) as its primary packet filter. There is no SELinux or AppArmor — instead, FreeBSD provides the MAC (Mandatory Access Control) framework and Capsicum for […]

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Alpine Linux 3.19 — krb5 — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.19

Alpine Linux 3.19 — krb5 — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.19 / fixed in 1.20.3-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — krb5 1.20.3-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2024-37370 CVE-2024-37371 CVE-2022-42898 CVE-2021-37750 CVE-2021-36222 CVE-2020-28196 CVE-2018-20217 CVE-2017-15088  +2 more Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vv3.19 ships krb5 1.20.3-r0 which […]

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