
Explore practical Linux troubleshooting techniques for everyday issues and advanced scenarios, designed for IT professionals, system administrators, and engineers seeking refined problem-solving skills.
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Get online help for Linux issues by using exact error messages and narrow searches. Use Linux community forums and vendor support, while guarding security and avoiding risky actions.
Understand the issue before deciding by identifying the source, target, IP address or hostname, and port, then trace the problem through logs to assess production impact.
Be honest when troubleshooting by admitting mistakes, avoiding fabrication, and escalating issues when needed; ask questions to clarify acronyms and how issues were reported and resolved.
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Design your lab to practice all course videos by choosing a local virtualization setup (VMware Player, Oracle VirtualBox) or a cloud VM (Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud), then install Linux.
Learn how to download and install Linux using CentOS 7, set up a virtual machine with VirtualBox or VMware, configure installation options, and complete post-install setup.
Download and install CentOS 9 Stream on a virtual machine using VirtualBox or VMware, configuring network, disk space, and root password before exploring the terminal.
Install Linux on a cloud platform by launching an EC2 Linux instance on AWS using the free tier, with a key pair for SSH access.
Develop conceptual troubleshooting techniques for Linux and build a solid foundation for resolving system issues with practical examples.
Diagnose cannot access server issues by confirming the source, destination, and protocol, then test connectivity with ping, telnet, or curl and verify services are running.
Learn practical linux troubleshooting to diagnose website or application connectivity by verifying the server with ping by hostname and ip, resolving dns with nslookup, and testing services via telnet.
Add a disk to a Linux system, create a partition on /dev/sdb, format it with xfs, mount to /data, and configure /etc/fstab for boot-time mounting.
discover how to delete old files on Linux using find and rm, targeting by path, type, and age with mtime plus 30 days, and preview results with ls.
Most common causes of file system corruption are due to improper shutdown or startup procedures, hardware failures, or NFS write errors. Shutdown should be done through one of the system shutdown commands; these sync the file system first. Never shut the system down by turning off the power. Taking a mounted file system off-line or physically write-protecting a mounted file system can also corrupt the disk. Improper startup includes not checking a file system for consistencies (fsck) before mounting it and not repairing any inconsistencies discovered by fsck. Hardware failures could be a bad block on disk, a bad disk controller, a power outage, or accidental unplugging of the system. Software errors in the kernel can also cause file system corruption
Troubleshoot linux commands by distinguishing native os commands from user-created scripts, and fix permission, path, and package issues using steps like checking sudo access, adjusting path, and installing missing packages.
troubleshoot linux password changes by managing the etsy password and etsy shadow files, using the password command with the username and running the converter to sync them properly.
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Learn to troubleshoot networks with curl and ping in Linux: verify urls with curl, ping by hostname or IP, and download files using curl -O.
Compare CentOS and Red Hat across versions 5, 6, and 7, noting Red Hat's paid support and patches versus CentOS's community support and the evolving system management and networking commands.
Learn how to combine multiple files into a single output using cat and how to split large files into smaller chunks with split, including practical command-line examples and file naming.
Secure and harden a Linux machine by managing user accounts, removing unused packages, stopping unused services, auditing listening ports, securing SSH, enabling firewall, and applying updates.
Learn five backup types—full system images, application backups, database backups, file-system backups, and disk cloning with the dd command—and how to create and restore disk images using dd.
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Section 1 – Introduction and Course Overview
• What is this course about
• Syllabus Overview
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Section 2 – Troubleshooting Best Practices
• Follow Policies and Standards
• Documentation or Ticketing Process
• Patience To Work With the Users / Group
• Get Online Help
• Understanding the Issue Before Making a Decision
• Involve Vendor If Needed
• Log Monitor
• Be Honest and Ask Questions
Section 3 - Lab Setup
• What is VirtualBox?
• Installing Oracle VirtualBox
• Creating First Virtual Machine
• Linux Installation
Section 4 - Conceptual Troubleshooting
• Who is Who?
• Cannot Access Server
• Cannot Install Linux
• Linux Virtual Machine Running Slow
Section 5 - System Access Troubleshooting
• Server is Not Reachable
• Cannot Connect to a Website or an Application
• Cannot SSH as root or a Specific User
• Firewall Issue
• Terminal Client is not working
• Cannot Connect using Putty to a VirutalBox VM
Section 6 - FileSystem Troubleshooting
• Cannot cd into a Directory
• Cannot Open a File or Run a Script
• Having Trouble Finding Files and Directories
• Cannot Create Links
• Cannot Write to a File
• Cannot Delete, Copy, Move or Rename a File
• Cannot Change File Permissions or View Other Users Files
• Disk Space Full or Add More Disk Space
• Add Disk and Create Standard Partition
• Add Disk and Create Standard Partition
• Add Disk and Create LVM Partition
• Extend Disk with LVM
• How to Delete Old Files
• FileSystem is Corruption
• Corruption in /etc/fstab
• Script to Delete Old Files
• Handouts
Section 7 - System Administration Troubleshooting
• Running Out of Memory
• Add Swap Space
• System Rebooted or Process Restarted
• Unable to get IP Address
• IP Assigned but not Reachable
• Having Trouble using vi Editor
• Cannot Run Certain Commands
• Cannot Change Password
• User Account has no Home Directory
• How to Change Every Instance of a Word in a File
• How to Use sed Command
• How to Kill a User Terminal or Process
• Recover Root Password
• SOS Report
• List of Users Logged in by Date
• System is Running Slow
Section 8 - System Recovery
• Recover Virtual System
• Recover Physical System
• Disaster Recovery
Section 9 - Additional Resources
• What is FileSystem
• File Ownership Commands (chown, chgrp)
• Files and Directory Permissions (chmod)
• System Logs Monitor (/var/log)
• Soft and Hard Links
• curl and ping commands
• Programs and Service Management
• Processes and Jobs (systemctl, ps, kill, top, crontab, at)
• New Network Commands
• Script to Delete Old Files
• Difference Between CentOS/Redhat 5, 6 and 7
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