Troubleshooting
Something is broken on purpose — diagnose it and put it right.
5 challenges · 1 easy · 3 medium · 1 pro
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Report free space easy Write the filesystem use percentage of / (just the number, no %) to /home/player/p.txt.
Count processes medium Several background `sleep` worker processes were started on this box. Count how many processes named `sleep` are currently running and write just that number to /home/player/n.txt.
Find and delete by pattern medium Delete every *.tmp file anywhere under /var/work (keep other files).
Replace a config value medium In /etc/app/app.conf change the line `mode=dev` to `mode=prod` (leave other lines).
Restore from a backup pro Disaster: /var/app was wiped. A backup exists at /opt/app-backup.tgz. Restore it so /var/app/config.yml exists and contains the line: ready: true
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