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Common Problems 121075

Debian 10 SSH Public Key Authentication Fails

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 9 September 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 📖 ~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 117974

Ubuntu 18.04 time drift or NTP not syncing

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 9 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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FreeBSD 12 — apache-ant — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — apache-ant — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 September 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Apache Ant leaks sensitive information via the java.io.tmpdir Related CVEs: CVE-2020-1945 Upstream summary: Apache reports: Apache Ant 1.1 to 1.9.14 and 1.10.0 to 1.10.7 uses the default temporary directory identified […]

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How to Use GPFS Snapshots on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Use GPFS Snapshots 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 use gpfs snapshots on ibm aix 7.1 on IBM […]

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How to Tune Kernel Parameters with sysctl on FreeBSD 12 — step-by-step FreeBSD 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Tune Kernel Parameters with sysctl on FreeBSD 12

Introduction FreeBSD 12 is a UNIX-derived operating system renowned for its network stack performance, ZFS integration, and Jail isolation primitives. Setting up tune kernel parameters with sysctl on freebsd 12 on FreeBSD 12 follows the rc.conf/service(8) paradigm rather than systemd, which means enabling a service and configuring its startup options are done differently from any […]

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How to Configure an SMTP Relay on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure an SMTP Relay on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure an SMTP Relay on Windows Server 2012 R2 An SMTP relay server acts as an intermediary mail gateway, accepting email from authorised internal systems (applications, printers, monitoring tools, scripts) and forwarding it to its destination — either a smart host (such as Exchange or Office 365) or directly via MX lookup. Every […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — librsvg2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — librsvg2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-4709)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 9 September 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4709 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-20446 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 Install Go on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Go on Debian 10 (DEBIAN-10-2)

Introduction Deploying install go on debian 10 on a Debian 10 Buster 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 10 Buster […]

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How to Configure System State Backup and Bare Metal Recovery on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure System State Backup and Bare Metal Recovery on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure System State Backup and Bare Metal Recovery on Windows Server 2012 R2 A system state backup captures the critical OS configuration components required to restore a Windows Server 2012 R2 to a functional state without reinstalling the operating system. It includes the registry, the COM+ class registration database, Active Directory (on domain […]

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Common Problems 112560

Windows Server 2019 – Storage Replica partnership does not resume after destination reboot – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 8 September 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 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 […]

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