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Information security
fromTheregister
1 week ago

Microsoft closes book on rogue Windows Server 2025 upgrades

Microsoft has resolved the Windows Server 2025 upgrade issue, but new problems have emerged with the cumulative update KB5082063.
fromThe Hacker News
1 month ago

Ubuntu CVE-2026-3888 Bug Lets Attackers Gain Root via systemd Cleanup Timing Exploit

This flaw (CVE-2026-3888) allows an unprivileged local attacker to escalate privileges to full root access through the interaction of two standard system components: snap-confine and systemd-tmpfiles. While the exploit requires a specific time-based window (10-30 days), the resulting impact is a complete compromise of the host system.
Information security
Information security
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Hotpatching goes default in Windows Autopatch

Windows Autopatch enables hotpatch security updates by default starting May 2026, installing patches without restarts, though administrators can opt out at the tenant or group level.
Apple
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Stop macOS 26 nagging with one tiny policy tweak

Stop Tahoe Update is a script that uses a custom macOS profile to prevent upgrade notifications by falsely claiming organizational policy forbids version upgrades.
Information security
fromZDNET
3 months ago

What a Linux root user can do - and 8 ways you should absolutely never use it

The root account has unrestricted system access and should be used cautiously; prefer sudo for safer, temporary elevated privileges.
Digital life
fromTheregister
5 months ago

Linux admin hated downtime so much he schlepped a live UPS

An administrator carried a running mail server and its UPS during an office move to preserve a 400-plus day uptime, then accidentally rebooted it later.
#linux
fromZDNET
5 months ago
Information security

Logging in as root on Linux? Here's why that disaster waiting to happen

fromZDNET
5 months ago
Information security

Logging in as root on Linux? Here's why that disaster waiting to happen

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fromUtoronto
9 months ago

Chris's Wiki :: blog/sysadmin/ChecklistsAreHardButGood

Checklists are difficult to create due to the complexity of systems, requiring a complete understanding that can be hard to remember and reconstruct.
fromMedium
9 months ago

Automatic Helm Deployments with Ansible on Minikube: Jenkins & Grafana

The installation process begins with the downloading of the Helm tarball, followed by its extraction to access the Helm binary, and finally moving it to the system path for global usage.
Software development
fromMedium
11 months ago

Five Bash Scripts Every DevOps Must Know

When someone asks to be added to a group, will you write a role or playbook for that? No. Or for tasks like filtering /var/log, Bash is your best friend-not Ansible.
DevOps
Digital life
fromComputerworld
9 months ago

Google to give enterprises control over beta Workspace feature rollouts

System administrators can control the rollout of beta features in Workspace with new release track options.
DevOps
fromMedium
11 months ago

Five Bash Scripts Every DevOps Must Know

Bash remains essential for many daily DevOps tasks despite automation tools like Ansible.
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