Linux Intermediate About 30 min +220 XP

Report API Fails To Start

The report API does not answer, and the report dashboard shows errors ahead of Finance's 10:00 run.

Briefing

This morning's release changed how the report daemon is packaged, and a new unit file went out with it.

The package installed cleanly, the release pipeline is green, and the report API has not answered since.

The service owner suspects the new package's database migration is hanging on startup.

Finance's 10:00 report run depends on this service.

The fix is yours to find: hints, the recovery checks and the debrief unlock inside the incident.

How it plays

  1. 01

    Get paged

    The alert fires and the clock starts. Read the page and the briefing.

  2. 02

    Investigate

    Work in a simulated shell with realistic output: logs, configs, services.

  3. 03

    Fix it

    Change the system the way you would in production. Hints are there if you get stuck.

  4. 04

    Prove it

    Automated checks verify the recovery, then the debrief explains what happened.

Your pager is ready.

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