# General Discussions

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## [Self-hosted 3.0.0 fails to connect to mongo, demo runs fine](https://hub.mender.io/t/self-hosted-3-0-0-fails-to-connect-to-mongo-demo-runs-fine/3921)

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**Author:** [@Kris](https://hub.mender.io/u/Kris)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/self-hosted-3-0-0-fails-to-connect-to-mongo-demo-runs-fine/3921 "2021-07-28T20:38:15Z")

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We’re spinning up a feature bump for a customer’s setup and completely stuck trying to get any recent version of Mender running. We have a test 2.2.1 server that still runs, but minio complains that the version of Mende…

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## [Is there a qemu-like container running ubuntu?](https://hub.mender.io/t/is-there-a-qemu-like-container-running-ubuntu/3929)

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**Author:** [@uishon](https://hub.mender.io/u/uishon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/is-there-a-qemu-like-container-running-ubuntu/3929 "2021-07-27T15:45:14Z")

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I’m trying to set up one but running into issues running mender-connect which relies on dbus. Is there - maybe - some kind of out-of-the-box solution running ubuntu (and not Yocto)?

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## [Is there a way to get attributes of pending devices (before accepting them)?](https://hub.mender.io/t/is-there-a-way-to-get-attributes-of-pending-devices-before-accepting-them/3930)

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**Author:** [@uishon](https://hub.mender.io/u/uishon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/is-there-a-way-to-get-attributes-of-pending-devices-before-accepting-them/3930 "2021-07-27T15:44:16Z")

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I’d like to be able to see the attributes (not just the public key) in order to better understand where the device is coming from and if it should actually be accepted.

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## [Balena Fin - Raspbian Buster](https://hub.mender.io/t/balena-fin-raspbian-buster/3920)

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**Author:** [@batesenergy](https://hub.mender.io/u/batesenergy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/balena-fin-raspbian-buster/3920 "2021-07-27T12:46:14Z")

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We use the Balena Fin with the Compute Module Lite 3+ and are not having any luck with current Raspberry Pi 3 Model B/B+ Raspbian configs. Does anyone have any experience with getting mender.io to run on a Balena Fin? W…

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## [File Transfer using Mender-CLI and API](https://hub.mender.io/t/file-transfer-using-mender-cli-and-api/3906)

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**Author:** [@joseph](https://hub.mender.io/u/joseph)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/file-transfer-using-mender-cli-and-api/3906 "2021-07-26T22:03:35Z")

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Hey guys, So have a couple questions in regards to using mender-cli and the mender API with the new file transferring feature. Question #1 - How do i properly use mender-cli to conduct a file transfer to/from a device. …

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## [Issue: mender-deployments SerializationError](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-mender-deployments-serializationerror/3577)

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**Author:** [@CezaryKierzyk](https://hub.mender.io/u/CezaryKierzyk)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 11:01am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-mender-deployments-serializationerror/3577 "2021-07-23T11:01:05Z")

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Hello everyone! Issue After deploying production version of mender-server following instructions in docs, I encountered problem with creation of deployments. First of all it was taking far too long (about 4 hours withou…

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## [State-Scripts do not get executed](https://hub.mender.io/t/state-scripts-do-not-get-executed/3901)

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**Author:** [@pliniger](https://hub.mender.io/u/pliniger)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 9:01am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/state-scripts-do-not-get-executed/3901 "2021-07-23T09:01:44Z")

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We are trying to add a state-script to our image deployments that waits until the time is synced and the network is up. Unfortunately I am unable to figure out, how I can get a state-script to be executed during the upda…

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## [Cd: can't cd to /mender-convert](https://hub.mender.io/t/cd-cant-cd-to-mender-convert/3904)

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**Author:** [@batesenergy](https://hub.mender.io/u/batesenergy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/cd-cant-cd-to-mender-convert/3904 "2021-07-22T17:37:57Z")

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I have been following this guide to convert a custom piOS image into a mender artifact. I have built the docker container to run mender-convert. After I run the container i get this output error from docker: /usr/local…

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## [How to work with Python and SPI on the OpenSTLinux SO](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-work-with-python-and-spi-on-the-openstlinux-so/3918)

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**Author:** [@Demskur](https://hub.mender.io/u/Demskur)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-work-with-python-and-spi-on-the-openstlinux-so/3918 "2021-07-22T13:54:45Z")

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Hi, sorry for my english, but i want to know how to make it work an SPI Interface with Python using the OpenSTLinux SO. :slightly\_smiling\_face: :slightly\_smiling\_face:

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## [Unexpected filesize mender-client 3.0.0](https://hub.mender.io/t/unexpected-filesize-mender-client-3-0-0/3916)

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**Author:** [@Dave](https://hub.mender.io/u/Dave)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/unexpected-filesize-mender-client-3-0-0/3916 "2021-07-22T13:22:50Z")

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I’m trying to update mender-client (AMD64) on my device to version 3.0.0. Unfortunately I get an error of an unexpected file-size. See apt messages below. Get:1 https://downloads.mender.io/repos/debian stable/main am…

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## [How to restart deployment automatically when update is interrupted by device reboot](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-restart-deployment-automatically-when-update-is-interrupted-by-device-reboot/3912)

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**Author:** [@evk1206](https://hub.mender.io/u/evk1206)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-restart-deployment-automatically-when-update-is-interrupted-by-device-reboot/3912 "2021-07-21T22:22:38Z")

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Hello, I am working on an IoT project where the devices in the field get power very intermittently. The customers turn on the device when they want to use our feature and turn it off went it is not needed. For the FOT…

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## [BeagleBone Black not loading overlays](https://hub.mender.io/t/beaglebone-black-not-loading-overlays/1358)

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**Author:** [@edocklea](https://hub.mender.io/u/edocklea)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 12:33pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/beaglebone-black-not-loading-overlays/1358 "2021-07-20T12:33:10Z")

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Hello, I have recently used the mender-convert tool to create a Mender image from a raw disk image from my BBB. This BBB image is using Debian 9.11 stretch and loads several custom overlays using settings in the /boot/uE…

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## [Toradex integration updates](https://hub.mender.io/t/toradex-integration-updates/3763)

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**Author:** [@drewmoseley](https://hub.mender.io/u/drewmoseley)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 9:05am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/toradex-integration-updates/3763 "2021-07-19T09:05:09Z")

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There have been a number of posts recently regarding issues building Yocti with Mender for various Toradex boards. I took a quick look and it seems our integrations for the Toradex boards are a bit inconsistent; some of…

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## [X86\_64 system showing grub prompt after debian image conversion](https://hub.mender.io/t/x86-64-system-showing-grub-prompt-after-debian-image-conversion/3755)

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**Author:** [@francoislefebvre](https://hub.mender.io/u/francoislefebvre)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/x86-64-system-showing-grub-prompt-after-debian-image-conversion/3755 "2021-07-17T14:46:18Z")

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Hi, I am trying to setup a system with debian on x86\_64 system. After following the steps for conversion, I get showed the grub prompt, but still can boot the system manually. What is wrong. I would like the system to…

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## [What topics interest you the most? We'd love to have your feedback!](https://hub.mender.io/t/what-topics-interest-you-the-most-wed-love-to-have-your-feedback/3890)

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**Author:** [@Valeria](https://hub.mender.io/u/Valeria)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/what-topics-interest-you-the-most-wed-love-to-have-your-feedback/3890 "2021-07-16T11:42:47Z")

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Hello Mender Hub community :smile: As we’re always trying to improve and provide you with fresh content in our blog, we’d like to ask you what are some topics in the embedded engineering and IoT development world that m…

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## [Mender Client stuck after providing unsigned artifact](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-stuck-after-providing-unsigned-artifact/3878)

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**Author:** [@BojanA](https://hub.mender.io/u/BojanA)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 7:19am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-stuck-after-providing-unsigned-artifact/3878 "2021-07-15T07:19:09Z")

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Hello everyone. We are running Mender Client version 2.1.2 runtime: go1.13.15 on a Buildroot 2020.02.12 system. The client is configured with an ArtifactVerifyKey. When we are deploying a signed artifact, the client wor…

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## [Help: No reboot after rollback with custom update module (NeedsArtifactReboot="Yes")](https://hub.mender.io/t/help-no-reboot-after-rollback-with-custom-update-module-needsartifactreboot-yes/3863)

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**Author:** [@mbz](https://hub.mender.io/u/mbz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 6:14am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/help-no-reboot-after-rollback-with-custom-update-module-needsartifactreboot-yes/3863 "2021-07-14T06:14:38Z")

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A custom update module supporting rollback and reboot for .deb packages does not reboot after rollback A mender artifact containing some .deb packages could be installed succesfully. The reboot takes place and mender-cl…

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## [Atom z8350 + emmc](https://hub.mender.io/t/atom-z8350-emmc/3840)

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**Author:** [@hxg](https://hub.mender.io/u/hxg)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/atom-z8350-emmc/3840 "2021-07-13T14:17:43Z")

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Hi there, I’m trying to integrate my board, an Atom z8350 with 2GB ram and 32GB eMMC. Almost the same as a wyse3040 but cheaper. I followed the NUC integration example and adapted a config accordingly to the eMMC. Eve…

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## [Mender-connect sometimes fails](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-connect-sometimes-fails/3399)

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**Author:** [@johan](https://hub.mender.io/u/johan)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 6:21am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-connect-sometimes-fails/3399 "2021-07-13T06:21:51Z")

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Sometimes, mender-connect fails to reach the server. After a while, it suddenly works, and sometimes a reboot works. Restarting the mender-connect.service also seems to work. The error message in the log is \*connection …

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## [How to write DART-6UL image to eMMC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-write-dart-6ul-image-to-emmc/1112)

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**Author:** [@mEK](https://hub.mender.io/u/mEK)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-write-dart-6ul-image-to-emmc/1112 "2021-07-12T14:13:50Z")

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Hi, I am trying to use DART-6UL in eMMC mode. I did execute all commands above. But, I did not find any solution to write image to eMMC. I power the board in sd card mode and I execute, dd if=core-image-minimal-imx6ul…

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## [Variscite DART-6UL: U-boot integration succeeds with Yocto Sumo, but fails with Thud](https://hub.mender.io/t/variscite-dart-6ul-u-boot-integration-succeeds-with-yocto-sumo-but-fails-with-thud/2288)

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**Author:** [@miklosj](https://hub.mender.io/u/miklosj)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/variscite-dart-6ul-u-boot-integration-succeeds-with-yocto-sumo-but-fails-with-thud/2288 "2021-07-12T14:09:42Z")

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Hello, I would like to evaluate Mender on a small batch of our Variscite DART-6UL SoMs. I have successfully built a system image based on Yocto v2.5 Sumo, but I run into compilation errors with Yocto v2.6 Thud. I have …

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## [Mender-connect remote terminal access suddenly dissappeared in all devices](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-connect-remote-terminal-access-suddenly-dissappeared-in-all-devices/3845)

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**Author:** [@anishmonachan](https://hub.mender.io/u/anishmonachan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 7:15am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-connect-remote-terminal-access-suddenly-dissappeared-in-all-devices/3845 "2021-07-08T07:15:33Z")

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Hello, I’ve an issue with mender-connect. Yesterday, all fleet of devices which are running on meta-mender, the mender remote terminal access has disappeared. That means there is no button to launch remote terminal from…

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## [Mender update through WiFi](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-update-through-wifi/3843)

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**Author:** [@chaithanya](https://hub.mender.io/u/chaithanya)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-update-through-wifi/3843 "2021-07-07T13:44:05Z")

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Hi Team, I have integrated mender to imx8m mini dev kit. Now I would like to test OTA update through WiFi with hosted server. When I try to do so, device is not notifying itself to server(in pending list). So I wanted t…

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## [Openid Connect SSO support](https://hub.mender.io/t/openid-connect-sso-support/658)

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**Author:** [@mteodor](https://hub.mender.io/u/mteodor)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/openid-connect-sso-support/658 "2021-07-06T19:19:42Z")

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Hi is there a plan to support some way of SSO authentication in mender? I’ve made some solution using kong-oidc with some changes in mender gui and useradm. Are you interested to discuss?

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## [How to get mender-connect for fedora?](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-get-mender-connect-for-fedora/3826)

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**Author:** [@salma](https://hub.mender.io/u/salma)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-get-mender-connect-for-fedora/3826 "2021-07-05T19:21:29Z")

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Hello everyone, I want to use the remote terminal for a target running on a fedora distro, but I fail to find the mender-connect binary to install. Where can I find the binary if available? If not how should I proceed? …

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## [Running Mender client on a cloud-based virtual machine](https://hub.mender.io/t/running-mender-client-on-a-cloud-based-virtual-machine/3830)

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**Author:** [@Sven\_DS](https://hub.mender.io/u/Sven_DS)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/running-mender-client-on-a-cloud-based-virtual-machine/3830 "2021-07-05T15:25:06Z")

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Hi guys, I have the honor to test Mender in our project. Because we are currently working on the specification of our embedded device(s) the idea is to test the client part of Mender on a Linux-based virtual machine in …

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## [Mender Convert - Data Partition / Rootfs Overlay Permissions](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-data-partition-rootfs-overlay-permissions/3817)

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**Author:** [@AlexC](https://hub.mender.io/u/AlexC)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-data-partition-rootfs-overlay-permissions/3817 "2021-07-05T14:58:29Z")

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Hi, Following a previous discussion I’ve been looking into using mender convert rather than snapshots And I think it’s very nearly there however I have two areas I’m not clear on: I’m running a program which writes ou…

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## [Mender OTA Updates - Client power reset interrupt during update](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-ota-updates-client-power-reset-interrupt-during-update/3804)

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**Author:** [@GrahamTooms](https://hub.mender.io/u/GrahamTooms)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-ota-updates-client-power-reset-interrupt-during-update/3804 "2021-07-02T18:13:14Z")

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Hello, I’ve been experimenting with interrupting the mender client during an OTA system update (deployment) instigated from our Mender Enterprise Server. Essentially the experiment compared the time taken for updates w…

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## [Impact of CVE-2021-31525 and CVE-2021-33194 on Mender](https://hub.mender.io/t/impact-of-cve-2021-31525-and-cve-2021-33194-on-mender/3821)

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**Author:** [@deffo](https://hub.mender.io/u/deffo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/impact-of-cve-2021-31525-and-cve-2021-33194-on-mender/3821 "2021-07-02T13:46:22Z")

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Hi there! How do you consider the impact of CVE-2021-31525 \[1\] and CVE-2021-33194 \[2\] on Mender? Do you think this is critical? Best regards \[1\] NVD - CVE-2021-31525 \[2\] NVD - CVE-2021-33194

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## [How to porperly add a "provides" to the inventory?](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-porperly-add-a-provides-to-the-inventory/3820)

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**Author:** [@Steven](https://hub.mender.io/u/Steven)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-porperly-add-a-provides-to-the-inventory/3820 "2021-07-02T13:03:57Z")

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I would like to add a provides in the inventory of our devices. To do this, I use the option -p config\_variant:some\_hash when building the artifact. The provides field does show up in the mender client when I do mender s…

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