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How to Install SQL Server 2014 on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install SQL Server 2014 on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Install SQL Server 2014 on Windows Server 2012 R2 SQL Server 2014 is a natural pairing with Windows Server 2012 R2, offering AlwaysOn Availability Groups, in-memory OLTP (Hekaton), buffer pool extensions, and enhanced cloud integration with Microsoft Azure. Installing SQL Server 2014 correctly on Windows Server 2012 R2 requires attention to prerequisites, service […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — prometheus-jmx-exporter — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — prometheus-jmx-exporter — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-4807)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 October 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4807 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-18640 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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IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2020-4668 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.1

IBM AIX 7.1 — CVE-2020-4668 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 21 October 2020 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2020-4668, IBM Support Bulletin CVE: CVE-2020-4668 NVD summary: IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition 6.0.0.0 through 6.0.3.5, 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.0.3, and 6.1.1.0 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — dotnet3.1 security and bugfix update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — dotnet3.1 security and bugfix update (ELSA-2021-2037)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 20 October 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-2037 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-31204 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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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – service fails due to missing systemd unit dependency – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 October 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 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 118390

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Stuck at GRUB Prompt After Kernel Cleanup

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 October 2020 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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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Cron Jobs Not Running Under systemd Timers

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 20 October 2020 Affected versions: 20.04 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 Set Up Puppet Agent on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Puppet Agent on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction Setting up set up puppet agent 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 Set Up Puppet Agent on Oracle Linux 8, with all the commands you need, the SELinux and firewalld considerations to […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — wavpack — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — wavpack — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 October 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4682-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-35738 Upstream summary: It was discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain WAV files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a […]

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