# General Discussions

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## [Updating bootloader on raspberry / Debian : kernel panic and so?](https://hub.mender.io/t/updating-bootloader-on-raspberry-debian-kernel-panic-and-so/4319)

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**Author:** [@Jerry](https://hub.mender.io/u/Jerry)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 9:41am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/updating-bootloader-on-raspberry-debian-kernel-panic-and-so/4319 "2021-11-23T09:41:19Z")

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Our fleet of devices are using Raspbian with a mix of raspberry pi 3 and 3b+. We would like to update raspbian to Bullseye but it seems that it cannot be done without updating the bootloader that mender do not handle. …

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## [Requesting virtual-style URL for Hosted Mender artifacts on AWS S3](https://hub.mender.io/t/requesting-virtual-style-url-for-hosted-mender-artifacts-on-aws-s3/4299)

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**Author:** [@nowls](https://hub.mender.io/u/nowls)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/requesting-virtual-style-url-for-hosted-mender-artifacts-on-aws-s3/4299 "2021-11-19T14:31:54Z")

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In this post the URLs that Mender client accesses were established to be: https://hosted.mender.io https://s3.amazonaws.com/hosted-mender-artifacts As mentioned in that post, our company has a customer with restrictiv…

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## [Is ROOTFS\_POSTPROCESS\_COMMAND to update debian /boot available?](https://hub.mender.io/t/is-rootfs-postprocess-command-to-update-debian-boot-available/4308)

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**Author:** [@Jerry](https://hub.mender.io/u/Jerry)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 7:04am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/is-rootfs-postprocess-command-to-update-debian-boot-available/4308 "2021-11-16T07:04:58Z")

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I saw this very interesting article but it seems that it’s dedicated to Yocto Project Is there an official way to update some /boot files during an update with “Debian family” images ? Thanks

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## [Interested in IAP proxy passing for mender API?](https://hub.mender.io/t/interested-in-iap-proxy-passing-for-mender-api/4311)

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**Author:** [@gigilibala](https://hub.mender.io/u/gigilibala)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/interested-in-iap-proxy-passing-for-mender-api/4311 "2021-11-15T23:42:14Z")

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Hi, We’ve recently setup mender server behind an IAP interface. We are building this into mender-cli by adding extra Authorization headers. Would mender folks be interested if we upstream it? This is specifically for GC…

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## [URGENT: Cannot deploy anymore -- Browser crashing when opening the artifact selection drop down menu in device property page](https://hub.mender.io/t/urgent-cannot-deploy-anymore-browser-crashing-when-opening-the-artifact-selection-drop-down-menu-in-device-property-page/4302)

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**Author:** [@manuel\_vps](https://hub.mender.io/u/manuel_vps)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 11:05am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/urgent-cannot-deploy-anymore-browser-crashing-when-opening-the-artifact-selection-drop-down-menu-in-device-property-page/4302 "2021-11-15T11:05:08Z")

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Hi all, this is urgent! We cannot deploy artifacts anymore as our browser tabs are crashing when clicking the artifact selection drop down menu in device property page. I’m using Debian Buster and both Chromium and C…

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## [Mender update and reboot OK with rpi3b+ but black screen/rollback with rpi3](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-update-and-reboot-ok-with-rpi3b-but-black-screen-rollback-with-rpi3/4306)

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**Author:** [@Jerry](https://hub.mender.io/u/Jerry)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 10:47am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-update-and-reboot-ok-with-rpi3b-but-black-screen-rollback-with-rpi3/4306 "2021-11-15T10:47:00Z")

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I have a bunch of devices using mender with either rpi3b+ or rpi3 hardware. All my inventory is using mender client 2.4.1 + raspbian Stretch I just made a new release using mender client 3.1 with an upgrade to raspbian…

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## [Single File Update - Not overwriting old file](https://hub.mender.io/t/single-file-update-not-overwriting-old-file/4252)

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**Author:** [@AlexC](https://hub.mender.io/u/AlexC)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 8:17am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/single-file-update-not-overwriting-old-file/4252 "2021-11-15T08:17:18Z")

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Hi, I have a couple of RPi4’s all setup with hosted mender under the basic plan, each of these units unpacks a zipped folder located in the home directory on boot and runs the program inside To update this program I’ve…

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## [Signing artifacts with a cloud/remote keystore](https://hub.mender.io/t/signing-artifacts-with-a-cloud-remote-keystore/4296)

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**Author:** [@mho](https://hub.mender.io/u/mho)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/signing-artifacts-with-a-cloud-remote-keystore/4296 "2021-11-11T16:24:23Z")

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Does mender-artifact support signing using a cloud-based key? My current problem is that developers building Mender artifacts need to download the signing key locally in order to sign artifacts. Can we add support for cl…

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## [Non-artifact state scripts are not getting deployed](https://hub.mender.io/t/non-artifact-state-scripts-are-not-getting-deployed/2261)

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**Author:** [@genericname](https://hub.mender.io/u/genericname)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/non-artifact-state-scripts-are-not-getting-deployed/2261 "2021-11-11T13:57:57Z")

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Hello, I have a tegra tx2 device running yocto (3.0.3) and mender (2.2). I use the mender-community layer. The tegra-state-script.bb recipe is successfully appended by (in tegra-state-scripts\_%.bbappend) FILESEXT…

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## [Device configuration UI not showing up](https://hub.mender.io/t/device-configuration-ui-not-showing-up/4289)

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**Author:** [@uishon](https://hub.mender.io/u/uishon)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/device-configuration-ui-not-showing-up/4289 "2021-11-11T12:53:01Z")

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Setting up my own server (open source). All is working but cannot see the device configuration GUI on the device screen. (Do see that when connecting the same device to hosted mender). Any idea?

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## [Mender server code in golang](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-server-code-in-golang/4295)

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**Author:** [@abhilash](https://hub.mender.io/u/abhilash)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 10:13am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-server-code-in-golang/4295 "2021-11-10T10:13:04Z")

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Hello, I am new to this community. I am looking for an Open source secure OTA server and client. Then came to know about mender. Could you pls share an opensource github repo where can I see the mender server (non-pyt…

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## [Differential update not selected for deployment](https://hub.mender.io/t/differential-update-not-selected-for-deployment/4284)

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**Author:** [@bender](https://hub.mender.io/u/bender)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 11:52am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/differential-update-not-selected-for-deployment/4284 "2021-11-09T11:52:21Z")

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This may be something that changed today on the hosted mender cloud… For Release xyz, we have uploaded rootfs-image AND mender-binary-delta artifacts. Delta has smaller filesize and should always be picked up but today…

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## [Recovery when data partition is corrupted](https://hub.mender.io/t/recovery-when-data-partition-is-corrupted/1348)

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**Author:** [@MarekBelisko](https://hub.mender.io/u/MarekBelisko)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 7:10am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/recovery-when-data-partition-is-corrupted/1348 "2021-11-08T07:10:24Z")

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Hi, this is just speculation and would like to get maybe some feedback or experience if anybody have experience in this regard. In yocto build image we have boot, rootA, rootB and data partition which is used as storage…

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## [Change release version with same artifact](https://hub.mender.io/t/change-release-version-with-same-artifact/4278)

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**Author:** [@NicoCaldo](https://hub.mender.io/u/NicoCaldo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/change-release-version-with-same-artifact/4278 "2021-11-05T14:44:47Z")

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I have a Python code on a Raspberry Pi 4 that I want to update via Mender At the moment my update process includes a Mender Artifact that runs a script and download from a git repository and installs the Python software…

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## [Delete a software installed with Mender](https://hub.mender.io/t/delete-a-software-installed-with-mender/4274)

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**Author:** [@NicoCaldo](https://hub.mender.io/u/NicoCaldo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 11:10am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/delete-a-software-installed-with-mender/4274 "2021-11-05T11:10:59Z")

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While trying to use Mender I used the hello-world Docker example and everything went smooth Now, the problem is, even if I remove the image and the container, under the device Dashboard in Mender on Installed Software i…

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## [Active root partition matches neither RootfsPartA nor RootfsPartB](https://hub.mender.io/t/active-root-partition-matches-neither-rootfsparta-nor-rootfspartb/453)

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**Author:** [@Yury](https://hub.mender.io/u/Yury)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/active-root-partition-matches-neither-rootfsparta-nor-rootfspartb/453 "2021-11-05T08:29:50Z")

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Hello, I am trying to bringup mender client on yocto poky-tiny based distro. Mender compiled OK, but update is not working. According to debug printouts it is not able to get active rootfs. It look like mender takes act…

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## [Unable to successfully boot Raspberry Pi 4 Yocto with Mender](https://hub.mender.io/t/unable-to-successfully-boot-raspberry-pi-4-yocto-with-mender/4281)

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**Author:** [@lakshanthad](https://hub.mender.io/u/lakshanthad)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/unable-to-successfully-boot-raspberry-pi-4-yocto-with-mender/4281 "2021-11-04T16:52:47Z")

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Hello, I have followed the below guide to generate an Image using Yocto for the Raspberry Pi 4. After a couple of hours, the compilation finished with success. My host OS is Ubuntu 20.04. The branch was selected as “…

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## [“menderproduction\_mender-deployments\_1” keeps restarting on self-hosted mender server](https://hub.mender.io/t/menderproduction-mender-deployments-1-keeps-restarting-on-self-hosted-mender-server/4273)

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**Author:** [@lakshanthad](https://hub.mender.io/u/lakshanthad)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/menderproduction-mender-deployments-1-keeps-restarting-on-self-hosted-mender-server/4273 "2021-11-03T21:12:07Z")

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Hello everyone, I have been trying to set up Mender.io server self-host for the past couple of days and has been hitting some issues. I would appreciate if anyone could look into this and offer a possible solution. I h…

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## [Update Python files and build Docker container](https://hub.mender.io/t/update-python-files-and-build-docker-container/4267)

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**Author:** [@NicoCaldo](https://hub.mender.io/u/NicoCaldo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/update-python-files-and-build-docker-container/4267 "2021-11-03T16:21:07Z")

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I’m trying to understand what’s the best way to use Mender to update a Docker image. Basically, the image is built with a single command line from the terminal and it runs a Python application. I would like to be able …

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## [Demo artifact for the first demo deployment on a virtual device](https://hub.mender.io/t/demo-artifact-for-the-first-demo-deployment-on-a-virtual-device/4263)

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**Author:** [@navispy](https://hub.mender.io/u/navispy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 8:01am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/demo-artifact-for-the-first-demo-deployment-on-a-virtual-device/4263 "2021-11-03T08:01:43Z")

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Hello, I’ve just started to study how mender works. According to the tutorial, there should be a sampling artifact under the RELEASES tab but for some reason, it’s missing. Please help. Regards, Knud

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## [How to delay an update?](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-delay-an-update/4150)

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**Author:** [@marizonne.villafranc](https://hub.mender.io/u/marizonne.villafranc)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-delay-an-update/4150 "2021-11-03T02:45:47Z")

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Hi, After downloading, the software is updated immediately. But, I am tasked to check if the ECU is currently at IDLE state before updating the software. Is there a way for me to delay the update even though the artifac…

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## [Using Beaglebone Black internal eMMC](https://hub.mender.io/t/using-beaglebone-black-internal-emmc/4144)

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**Author:** [@azarubkin](https://hub.mender.io/u/azarubkin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 4:18am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/using-beaglebone-black-internal-emmc/4144 "2021-11-03T04:18:53Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m new to Mender and would like to try it on my Beaglebone Black board. I’ve read the topic on image generation, however, if I understood correctly, it will be booted off the SD card. Is it possible to …

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## [Cannot install delta after updating to dunfell and 2.6.1 mender-client](https://hub.mender.io/t/cannot-install-delta-after-updating-to-dunfell-and-2-6-1-mender-client/4232)

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**Author:** [@bender](https://hub.mender.io/u/bender)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2021, 7:34am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/cannot-install-delta-after-updating-to-dunfell-and-2-6-1-mender-client/4232 "2021-11-02T07:34:46Z")

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We have happily enjoyed hosted mender in yocto warrior for some time now with 2.3 client but we need to update to something newer… Yocto Dunfell and mender-client 2.6.1 it is. One thing we noticed straight away is that…

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## [How does mender client store provides on the device?](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-does-mender-client-store-provides-on-the-device/4258)

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**Author:** [@mho](https://hub.mender.io/u/mho)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 8:15am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-does-mender-client-store-provides-on-the-device/4258 "2021-11-01T08:15:17Z")

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I’m trying to understand how mender-client stores provides on device. Where are they stored, and when do they get written to the device? Are they available pre-commit of the artifact? How is the data protected - could …

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## [What schema should I use to pause before install when creating a deployment via REST API?](https://hub.mender.io/t/what-schema-should-i-use-to-pause-before-install-when-creating-a-deployment-via-rest-api/4242)

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**Author:** [@uishon](https://hub.mender.io/u/uishon)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 7:44am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/what-schema-should-i-use-to-pause-before-install-when-creating-a-deployment-via-rest-api/4242 "2021-11-01T07:44:40Z")

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I used an update control map as defined here - Mender Update Management API v1 | Mender documentation but ended up with a pause I couldn’t choose to continue via the WEB UI. After a couple of minutes the deployment was p…

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## [System update bandwidth usage](https://hub.mender.io/t/system-update-bandwidth-usage/4251)

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**Author:** [@Bas](https://hub.mender.io/u/Bas)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 11:00am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/system-update-bandwidth-usage/4251 "2021-10-29T11:00:01Z")

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I’m new to Mender and I had a question about the system update feature, to which the answer I couldn’t really find in the docs. I’m working with Raspberry Pi OS. When using the Mender image each partition needs about 4.…

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## [Easiest way to view device update history on hosted.mender.io?](https://hub.mender.io/t/easiest-way-to-view-device-update-history-on-hosted-mender-io/4247)

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**Author:** [@patwolfe](https://hub.mender.io/u/patwolfe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/easiest-way-to-view-device-update-history-on-hosted-mender-io/4247 "2021-10-28T19:33:49Z")

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Hello! I’ve been working with Mender to set up OTA application updates and an important feature is to be able to view the update history for a specific device with timestamps. The ability to see which version of various …

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## [HTTP/1.0 405 Method Not Allowed on auth\_requests](https://hub.mender.io/t/http-1-0-405-method-not-allowed-on-auth-requests/4245)

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**Author:** [@gerardostola](https://hub.mender.io/u/gerardostola)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/http-1-0-405-method-not-allowed-on-auth-requests/4245 "2021-10-28T14:10:18Z")

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Hi,I building a mender client following the API 3.0: https://docs.mender.io/api/3.0/#device-api-device-authentication My server is the integration server 3.0: GitHub - mendersoftware/integration: Mender backend servic…

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## [Admin Role required for mender-configure Management API](https://hub.mender.io/t/admin-role-required-for-mender-configure-management-api/4238)

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**Author:** [@timo.baenziger](https://hub.mender.io/u/timo.baenziger)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/admin-role-required-for-mender-configure-management-api/4238 "2021-10-27T10:35:47Z")

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Hi There, we noticed that devices can only be configured by users with the admin role. This is very unfortunate, because the admin role also allows to manage other users. We use the configure API to push new configurati…

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## [Impact of CVE-2021-38297 on Mender](https://hub.mender.io/t/impact-of-cve-2021-38297-on-mender/4225)

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**Author:** [@deffo](https://hub.mender.io/u/deffo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/impact-of-cve-2021-38297-on-mender/4225 "2021-10-26T15:59:54Z")

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Hi there! How do you consider the impact of CVE-2021-38297 \[1\] on Mender? Do you think this is critical? Best regards \[1\] NVD - CVE-2021-38297

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