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 102: Admins After Dark
The consequences of accrued technical debt and how to avoid it, a serious security issue in Confluence, Proxmox’s poor ZFS config, and more.
With guest host Gary from Linux After Dark.
Plugs
News
Linux x86 32-bit Is Vulnerable To Retbleed But Don’t Expect It To Get Fixed
Debian skip-skip-cross-up-grade
Hardcoded password in Confluence app has been leaked on Twitter
Atlassian reveals critical flaws across its product line
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We were asked about ZFS snapshots, and Proxmox performance.
Jim’s Twitter thread about ZFS config in Proxmox
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