Linux Intermediate About 30 min +220 XP

Batch Host Cannot Write New Exports

Batch exports fail with 'no space left on device', and the batch host's root filesystem is at 100%.

Briefing

The overnight export run started failing with ENOSPC, and the batch host's root filesystem has been full ever since.

Finance's morning reconciliation needs those exports, so they have to run again today.

The export worker is stopped for now, so nothing is writing more.

The first suggestion in the channel is to grow the disk, which needs a change ticket and a reboot.

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.

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