"You Can't Script Your Way Out of a Paper Bag: Advanced Unix/Linux Troubleshooting Tricks"

[dajman]

Title: You Can't Script Your Way Out of a Paper Bag: Advanced Unix/Linux Troubleshooting Tricks

Hey guys, I figure we all use Unix/Linux on some level in the crypto space, but sometimes even the most advanced tools and scripts can't save us when things go sideways. What are your go-to methods for troubleshooting weird issues when everything else fails?

 

[nikolasi]

"Agreed, scripting can take you only so far. I always start with netstat and lsof to see what's going on under the hood. Anyone have a favorite tool for pinpointing the issue?"

 

[ИЛ-Я]

"just wanna chime in, I used to be a total noob with sysadmin tasks but learning `strace` and `lsof` literally saved my bacon a bunch of times. Anyone have a favorite tool for troubleshooting weird process issues?"

 

[19maks93]

"Lol, script away! I've found that forking out to journalctl and dmesg can be super helpful when trying to troubleshoot system issues. Anyone else use those in their daily workflow?"

 

[mamichevva]

"Yea, I've had to use some crazy terminal commands to troubleshoot issues with my node setup. Anyone know a good way to debug issues with systemd services? Specifically, I've been having issues with a service not restarting after a reboot."

 

[levAL]

"Lol at the title, but this thread actually looks pretty useful. I've been trying to get a script to run in cron on my VPS, and this stuff is exactly the kind of advanced troubleshooting I need. Anyone have experience running scripts in a containerized environment?"

 

[Ayah]

"Yea, I'm definitely gonna check out those strace and lsof commands - I swear by them when debugging weird issues on my VPS. Has anyone else had to deal with those pesky 'fork bomb' errors? Any tips for dealing with them would be appreciated!"

 

[ivannko]

Thoughts on market updates?

 

[cosco]

Discussion: strategies

 

[insajt]

What's your take on latest news?

 

[metr11]

"I've had some crazy issues with system logs in the past, but I found this one trick that saved my bacon: strace -f -s 128 -p <pid> to see how a process is interacting with the OS. Just be careful when working with strace, it'll flood your terminal with output if the process is doing a lot of I/O."

 

[entmolvische]

What's your take on strategies?

 

[tanja 75]

Discussion: opportunities