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Ubuntu 18.04 — influxdb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — influxdb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 15 November 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5451-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-20933 Upstream summary: Ilya Averyanov discovered that an InfluxDB vulnerability allowed attackers to bypass authentication and gain access to any known database user. Table of contents Symptom […]

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Common Problems 118589

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Cloud-Init Rewrites Network Configuration

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 14 November 2019 Affected versions: 16.04 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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Common Problems 115592

High load average with kswapd and I/O wait

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 14 November 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 Set the Hostname and FQDN on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set the Hostname and FQDN on Debian 9

Introduction Deploying set the hostname and fqdn 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 You […]

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Common Problems 113614

Windows Server 2016 – Hyper-V host reboot leaves critical VMs in saved state – Fix & Prevention (FIX-PREVENTION-2)

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 14 November 2019 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~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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FreeBSD 12 — py32-pycrypto — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py32-pycrypto — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pycrypto — PRNG reseed race condition Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1445 Upstream summary: Dwayne Litzenberger reports: In PyCrypto before v2.6.1, the Crypto.Random pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) exhibits a race condition that may […]

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Common Problems 112564

Windows Server 2019 — AD Recycle Bin recovery needed to restore accidentally deleted user object — Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 14 November 2019 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — logwatch — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — logwatch — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2011:005 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2011-1018 Upstream summary: logwatch.pl in Logwatch 7.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a log file name, as demonstrated via […]

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How to Optimize AIX for High-Throughput Workloads on IBM AIX 7.1 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.1 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Optimize AIX for High-Throughput Workloads 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 optimize aix for high-throughput workloads on ibm aix 7.1 […]

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How to Set Up LAPS Advanced Configuration on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up LAPS Advanced Configuration on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Set Up LAPS Advanced Configuration on Windows Server 2012 R2 Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) is a Microsoft tool that automatically manages unique, randomly generated local Administrator passwords for every computer in Active Directory. Without LAPS, organizations often set the same local Administrator password on all machines, which means that compromising one system […]

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