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Ubuntu 20.04 — libpam-tacplus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — libpam-tacplus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 September 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4521-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13881 Upstream summary: It was discovered that pam_tacplus did not properly manage shared secrets if DEBUG loglevel and journald are used. A remote attacker could use this […]

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How to Set Up OpenTelemetry Collector on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up OpenTelemetry Collector on RHEL 7

How to Set Up OpenTelemetry Collector on RHEL 7 OpenTelemetry is the emerging industry standard for collecting telemetry data — traces, metrics, and logs — from applications and infrastructure. The OpenTelemetry Collector acts as a vendor-agnostic pipeline component that receives telemetry from instrumented applications, processes it, and exports it to one or more backends such […]

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Common Problems 115578

RHEL 7 systemctl Reports Start Limit Hit for API Service

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 27 September 2020 📖 ~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 Configure Xdebug for PHP on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Xdebug for PHP on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction Setting up configure xdebug for php on oracle linux 8 on a Oracle Linux 8 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Configure Xdebug for PHP on Oracle Linux 8, with all the commands you need, the SELinux and firewalld considerations to […]

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Common Problems 119079

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS PHP-FPM 502 Bad Gateway with Nginx

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 26 September 2020 📖 ~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 Install Perl on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Perl on IBM AIX 7.2

Introduction IBM AIX 7.2 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 7.2 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to install perl on ibm aix 7.2 on IBM AIX […]

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How to Enable Brotli Compression in Nginx on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Enable Brotli Compression in Nginx on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction How to Enable Brotli Compression in Nginx 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 […]

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How to Set Up a File Server on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a File Server on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Set Up a File Server on Windows Server 2012 R2 A file server is one of the most ubiquitous roles in any Windows Server environment, providing centralised, managed storage for user data, departmental shares, and application data. Windows Server 2012 R2 delivers an upgraded File and Storage Services role with SMB 3.0, File […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — mod_auth_mellon — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — mod_auth_mellon — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2019-0985)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 26 September 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-0985 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-3878 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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How to Patch AIX with Fix Central Downloads on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Patch AIX with Fix Central Downloads on IBM AIX 7.2

Introduction IBM AIX 7.2 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 7.2 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to patch aix with fix central downloads on ibm aix […]

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