Firewall

Common Problems 115039

RHEL 8 – NFS Mount Access Denied by firewalld and SELinux Policy

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 29 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 Install and Configure Maven on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure Maven on Debian 9

Introduction How to Install and Configure Maven 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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Common Problems 119146

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS – UFW rules disappear after reboot – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 28 July 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 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 Configure Windows Server 2019 Firewall — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Windows Server 2019 Firewall

How to Configure Windows Server 2019 Firewall Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security (WFAS) on Windows Server 2019 is a host-based stateful packet filter that protects the server from unauthorized network access. It supports inbound and outbound filtering, connection security rules using IPsec, and profile-based policies for Domain, Private, and Public network locations. Properly configuring […]

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How to Set Up Harbor Container Registry on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Harbor Container Registry on FreeBSD 12

Introduction Deploying set up harbor container registry on freebsd 12 on a FreeBSD 12 machine differs from Linux in several important ways: packages come from the FreeBSD Ports Collection or the binary pkg repository, services are registered in /etc/rc.conf via sysrc(8), and firewall rules are written in pf.conf(5) syntax. This tutorial stays entirely within the […]

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How to Configure WMI on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure WMI on Windows Server 2019

Introduction to WMI on Windows Server 2019 Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is a core Windows infrastructure technology that provides a standardized interface for managing and monitoring Windows systems. WMI implements the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) Common Information Model (CIM) standard, making it an industry-standard approach to system management. On Windows Server 2019, WMI exposes […]

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Common Problems 112982

Windows Server 2016 — IPv6 stateless DHCP options not delivered reliably to dual-stack clients — Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 26 July 2019 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~2 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 IBM Db2 pureScale on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up IBM Db2 pureScale 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 set up ibm db2 purescale on ibm aix 7.2 […]

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How to Configure Remote Desktop Gateway on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Remote Desktop Gateway on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure Remote Desktop Gateway on Windows Server 2012 R2 RD Gateway enables Remote Desktop connections from the internet to internal RDS servers or individual Windows computers without requiring a VPN. It wraps RDP traffic in HTTPS (SSL/TLS on port 443), allowing connections through corporate firewalls and NAT devices that typically block port 3389. […]

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How to Configure Nginx with ModSecurity WAF on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Nginx with ModSecurity WAF on RHEL 8

ModSecurity is not limited to Apache — it can also protect Nginx deployments through a dedicated dynamic module called ngx_http_modsecurity_module. The module embeds the ModSecurity v3 library directly into Nginx’s request processing pipeline, enabling the same OWASP Core Rule Set that Apache users rely on. On RHEL 8, Nginx is available from the AppStream module […]

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