In this tutorial, we will create a database along with a user to access the database. For the purpose of this tutorial, we will assume that you have already installed MariaDB on CentOS Linux. 1. Log in to the MariaDB console. If you have a password set, use the -p flag to ... Read More...

In this tutorial will we install MariaDB on CentOS 7 using the default yum repositories. What is MariaDB ? MariaDB is an free and open source database server made by the original developers of MySQL. It is a drop-in replacement for MySQL. Install MariaDB 1. Install MariaDB client and server 2. Enable and start MariaDB ... Read More...

In this tutorial, we will install and configure the Minio server. What is Minio? Minio is a self-hosted AWS S3 drop-in replacement/AWS S3-compatible, object storage server written in Go. It can be used to store objects such as photos, videos, log files, backups, etc. Install Minio on Centos Linux In this example, we'll install ... Read More...

A new exploit vulnerability has been found: CVE-2015-7547: glibc getaddrinfo stack-based buffer overflow . According to the CVE, "A stack-based buffer overflow was found in the way the libresolv library performed dual A/AAAA DNS queries. A remote attacker could create a specially crafted DNS response which could cause libresolv to crash or, ... Read More...

CentOS 6 Linux kernel 2.6.32-573.18.1 has recently been released. Update type(s): bugfix Full details can be found here. Updating the Kernel You can either initiate a full yum update: Alternatively, just update the kernel packages: Cached repo data can also prevent new updates from being found. To clear your yum cache, run: ... Read More...

CentOS 6 Linux kernel 2.6.32-573.7.1 has recently been released. Update type(s): bugfix Resolved CVEs: CVE-2015-5364 CVE-2015-5366 * When logging in as a user and trying to mount a share using the "cd" command, the UID and GID autofs additional variables previously took incorrect values, taking root UID and GID instead of user's UID and GID. The bug ... Read More...