2.5 Admins is a podcast featuring two sysadmins called Allan Jude and Jim Salter, and a producer/editor who can just about configure a Samba share called Joe Ressington. Every two weeks we get together, talk about recent tech news, and answer some of your admin-related questions.
2.5 Admins 66: Lack of Entropy
Tesla owners locked out of their cars, a Linux side-channel attack that enables DNS cache poisoning, why Jim doesn’t use Proxmox, and accessing KVM hosts from Windows.
Plugs
Jim was on Late Night Linux twice, as well as Late Night Linux Extra.
News
Tesla drivers left unable to start their cars after outage
Server errors hit Tesla remote-control app
Linux has a serious security problem that once again enables DNS cache poisoning
Free Consulting
We were asked about why Jim doesn’t use Proxmox, and accessing KVM hosts from Windows.
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