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How to Automate Windows Server 2012 R2 Provisioning with PowerShell and MDT — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Automate Windows Server 2012 R2 Provisioning with PowerShell and MDT

How to Set Up DirectAccess for Always-On VPN on Windows Server 2012 R2 DirectAccess is Microsoft’s always-on connectivity technology for domain-joined Windows clients. Unlike traditional VPN that requires a user to manually connect, DirectAccess automatically establishes a secure IPv6-over-IPv4 tunnel whenever the client computer detects it is outside the corporate network — before the user […]

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SLES 12 — zsh — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — zsh — multiple vulnerabilities (14 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 19 January 2021 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2018:1037-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1100 CVE-2019-20044 CVE-2021-45444 CVE-2018-0502 CVE-2018-13259 CVE-2014-10070 CVE-2017-18206 CVE-2014-10071  +6 more Upstream summary: zsh through version 5.4.2 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — python36-sqlparse — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — python36-sqlparse — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2021:3857-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2021-32839 Upstream summary: sqlparse is a non-validating SQL parser module for Python. In sqlparse versions 0.4.0 and 0.4.1 there is a regular Expression Denial of […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — rust-toolset:ol8 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — rust-toolset:ol8 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2021-1935)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 January 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-1935 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-36317 CVE-2020-36318 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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Common Problems 121469

Debian 9 APT Lock Contention During Package Operations

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 18 January 2021 Affected versions: Debian 9 📖 ~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 118584

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Docker daemon fails with overlay2 mount errors

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 18 January 2021 Affected versions: 16.04 📖 ~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 […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2021-38954 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2021-38954 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 18 January 2021 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2021-38954, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2021-38954 NVD summary: IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.3.5 and 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.1.0 could disclose sensitive version information that could aid in future attacks […]

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Common Problems 118424

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS DNS resolution fails intermittently on production hosts

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 18 January 2021 Affected versions: 16.04 📖 ~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 […]

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How to Manage Storage with Parted on SLES 12 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Manage Storage with Parted on SLES 12

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Manage Storage with Parted on SLES 12 on SLES 12. SLES 12 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 12 system is up to date: zypper […]

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Common Problems 115456

RHEL 7 yum rpmdb Corruption Prevents Package Operations

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 18 January 2021 Affected versions: RHEL 7 📖 ~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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