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Linux+ Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot Storage Issues

In this lab, you’ll practice using the Linux file system. When you’re finished, you’ll be able to troubleshoot basic Linux storage issues.

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Level
Beginner
Last updated
Aug 05, 2025
Duration
50m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Get Started in the Lab Environment

    Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!

  2. Challenge

    Create Directories and Display Storage Consumption

    To start this lab, you will be taught how to check disk usage, and you will also create directories with random files to illustrate an increase in space used.

  3. Challenge

    Check Filesystem Usage and Verify Free Disk Space

    You will learn more about commands that display disk usage, and also will gain a better understanding of how the various flags affect the output of your commands.

  4. Challenge

    Troubleshoot a Full Disk

    You will learn how to identify what files are taking up the most space.

  5. Challenge

    Create a FileSystem and Troubleshoot Write Issues

    Previously, you learned how you would diagnose and free up space on a full disk. You will now create a filesystem, simulate a write issue, use those previously learned skills to diagnose it being full, and will learn how to check for further issues.

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