MongoDB is unable to unlink (remove) its socket file. Cannot restart MongoDB service.

{"t":{"$date":"2024-08-07T09:12:21.797-04:00"},"s":"E", "c":"NETWORK", "id":23024, "ctx":"initandlisten","msg":"Failed to unlink socket file","attr":{"path":"/tmp/mongodb-27017.sock","error":"Operation not permitted"}} This error message indicates that MongoDB is unable to unlink (remove) its socket file. This is often due to permission…

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Windows Password GPO: Increase minimum password length to 15 or more characters

DoD STIG CAT II: Windows Server 2019 manually managed application/service account password must be of sufficient length to prevent being easily cracked. It must be at least 15 characters in…

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AD and Disaster Recoveryhttps://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/wiki/ms/activedirectorydisasterrecovery What does DCDIAG do...? https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/askds/what-does-dcdiag-actually-do How Active Directory Authentication Works? http://www.rebeladmin.com/2018/06/active-directory-authentication-works/ AD DS security is key for any environment as it is foundation of identity protection.…

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