linux-troubleshooting
Linux system troubleshooting workflow for diagnosing and resolving system issues, performance problems, and service failures.
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## Overview Specialized workflow for diagnosing and resolving Linux system issues including performance problems, service failures, network issues, and resource constraints. ## When to Use This Workflow Use this workflow when: - Diagnosing system performance issues - Troubleshooting service failures - Investigating network problems - Resolving disk space issues - Debugging application errors ## Workflow Phases ### Phase 1: Initial Assessment #### Skills to Invoke - `bash-linux` - Linux commands - `devops-troubleshooter` - Troubleshooting #### Actions 1. Check system uptime 2. Review recent changes 3. Identify symptoms 4. Gather error messages 5. Document findings #### Commands ```bash uptime hostnamectl cat /etc/os-release dmesg | tail -50 ``` #### Copy-Paste Prompts ``` Use @bash-linux to gather system information ``` ### Phase 2: Resource Analysis #### Skills to Invoke - `bash-linux` - Resource commands - `performance-engineer` - Performance analysis #### Actions 1. Check CPU usage 2. Analyze memory 3. Review disk space 4. Monitor I/O 5. Check network #### Commands ```bash top -bn1 | head -20 free -h df -h iostat -x 1 5 ``` #### Copy-Paste Prompts ``` Use @performance-engineer to analyze system resources ``` ### Phase 3: Process Investigation #### Skills to Invoke - `bash-linux` - Process commands - `server-management` - Process management #### Actions 1. List running processes 2. Identify resource hogs 3. Check process status 4. Review process trees 5. Analyze strace output #### Commands ```bash ps aux --sort=-%cpu | head -10 pstree -p lsof -p PID strace -p PID ``` #### Copy-Paste Prompts ``` Use @server-management to investigate processes ``` ### Phase 4: Log Analysis #### Skills to Invoke - `bash-linux` - Log commands - `error-detective` - Error detection #### Actions 1. Check system logs 2. Review application logs 3. Search for errors 4. Analyze log patterns 5. Correlate events #### Commands ```bash journalctl -xe tail -f /var/log/syslog grep -i error /var/log/* ``` #### Copy-Paste Prompts ``` Use @error-detective to analyze log files ``` ### Phase 5: Network Diagnostics #### Skills to Invoke - `bash-linux` - Network commands - `network-engineer` - Network troubleshooting #### Actions 1. Check network interfaces 2. Test connectivity 3. Analyze connections 4. Review firewall rules 5. Check DNS resolution #### Commands ```bash ip addr show ss -tulpn curl -v http://target dig domain ``` #### Copy-Paste Prompts ``` Use @network-engineer to diagnose network issues ``` ### Phase 6: Service Troubleshooting #### Skills to Invoke - `server-management` - Service management - `systematic-debugging` - Debugging #### Actions 1. Check service status 2. Review service logs 3. Test service restart 4. Verify dependencies 5. Check configuration #### Commands ```bash systemctl status service journalctl -u service -f systemctl restart service ``` #### Copy-Paste Prompts ``` Use @systematic-debugging to troubleshoot service issues ``` ### Phase 7: Resolution #### Skills to Invoke - `incident-responder` - Incident response - `bash-pro` - Fix implementation #### Actions 1. Implement fix 2. Verify resolution 3. Monitor stability 4. Document solution 5. Create prevention plan #### Copy-Paste Prompts ``` Use @incident-responder to implement resolution ``` ## Troubleshooting Checklist - [ ] System information gathered - [ ] Resources analyzed - [ ] Logs reviewed - [ ] Network tested - [ ] Services verified - [ ] Issue resolved - [ ] Documentation created ## Quality Gates - [ ] Root cause identified - [ ] Fix verified - [ ] Monitoring in place - [ ] Documentation complete ## Related Workflow Bundles - `os-scripting` - OS scripting - `bash-scripting` - Bash scripting - `cloud-devops` - DevOps