linux-troubleshooting

name	linux-troubleshooting
description	Linux system troubleshooting workflow for diagnosing and resolving system issues, performance problems, and service failures.
type	skill
created	2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
domain	productivity
category	automation
risk	safe
source	personal
tags	["skill","productivity","automation","linux","troubleshooting"]

Linux Troubleshooting Workflow

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

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

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

ps aux --=-%cpu |  -10
pstree -p
lsof -p PID
strace -p PID