Mission 281

Incident website down

Triage a simulated website outage from service, config, and logs.

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Check nginx

Run systemctl status nginx.

systemctl status nginx
Validate config

Run nginx -t.

nginx -t
Read nginx errors

Run tail -n 2 /var/log/nginx-error.log.

tail -n 2 /var/log/nginx-error.log
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What to notice while you play.

Objective

Triage a simulated website outage from service, config, and logs.

Hint

Run the commands in order and compare the outputs.

Why it matters

Junior operators build confidence by gathering evidence before changing systems.

Common mistakes
  • Skipping the inspection step.
  • Assuming one command tells the whole story.
Reference

Commands in this lesson.

systemctl status <service>

Inspect simulated service status.

nginx -t

Validate training nginx configuration.