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- 0423 Fix: bad interpreter or command not found after a script is copied from Windows (CRLF) A script edited on Windows carries invisible carriage returns, so Linux looks for /bin/bash^M. How to spot CRLF line endings, convert them… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Basics · Shell scripting 15 Oct 2026
- 0399 Fix: running scripts is disabled on this system (execution policy) PowerShell refuses to run .ps1 files until the execution policy allows it. The usual fix is RemoteSigned for your own user; here… Beginner · Fixes an error · Windows Article PowerShell · Windows administration 15 Oct 2026
- 0320 Fix: address already in use (EADDRINUSE) Something is already listening on the port your program wants. Find the process with lsof or ss, stop it or pick another… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux, macOS Article Networking & firewalls · Node.js · Processes & ports 15 Oct 2026
- 0321 Fix: E: Unable to locate package / could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock Two apt errors with simple causes: Unable to locate package means the package lists are stale or the name is wrong; could… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux Article Packages & updates 15 Oct 2026
- 0322 Fix: user is not in the sudoers file sudo refuses because your account is not allowed to use it. Add the user to the sudo group (Debian, Ubuntu) or wheel… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux, macOS Article Server hardening · Users, sudo & hardening 15 Oct 2026
- 0323 Fix: Failed to start service, how to read systemctl status and journalctl Job for x.service failed tells you only that the service did not start. The real reason is in systemctl status and journalctl… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux Article Logs · Services & systemd 15 Oct 2026
- 0333 Fix: permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket Every docker command fails with permission denied on /var/run/docker.sock. The daemon is fine; your user is not allowed to use its socket.… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux Article Docker basics · Docker fixes 15 Oct 2026
- 0334 Fix: port is already allocated docker run or docker compose up fails with Bind for 0.0.0.0:8080 failed: port is already allocated. Find what holds the port, another… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux, macOS, Windows Article Docker fixes · Processes & ports 15 Oct 2026
- 0343 Fix: Connection refused and Connection timed out, what each one means Refused means the host answered and nothing is listening there. Timed out means no answer at all, usually a firewall or wrong… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux, macOS Article DNS, IP addresses & ports · Firewalls 15 Oct 2026
- 0316 Fix: command not found bash: something: command not found means the shell could not find a program with that name in any PATH directory. The usual… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux, macOS Article Basics · Packages & updates 15 Oct 2026
- 0317 Fix: Permission denied when running a script (chmod +x) bash: ./script.sh: Permission denied means the file exists but you may not execute it. Usually the execute bit is missing; sometimes the… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux, macOS Article Basics · Users, sudo & hardening 15 Oct 2026
- 0318 Fix: fatal: not a git repository Git looked in the current directory and every parent for a .git folder and found none. You are in the wrong directory,… Beginner · Fixes an error · Any system Article Common errors · Setup 15 Oct 2026
- 0319 Fix: npm ERR! EACCES permission denied npm cannot write to a directory it needs: the global install location, its cache in ~/.npm, or a node_modules owned by root.… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux, macOS Article Common errors · Node.js 15 Oct 2026
- 0211 Fix: psql connection to server on socket /var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432 failed psql tried the local Unix socket and found nothing there. The server is not running, listens on another port, or uses a… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux Article Install & connect 15 Oct 2026
- 0220 Fix: ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user ‘appuser’@’localhost’ (using password: YES) The server rejected the user, host and password combination. Usually it is a wrong password, a host part that does not match,… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux Article Administration · Security & access 15 Oct 2026
- 0172 Fix: No space left on device Writes fail because a filesystem is full, out of inodes, or holding space for deleted files that are still open. Find which… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux Article Disks, LVM & filesystems 15 Oct 2026
- 0110 Fix: TASK ERROR: VM is locked (backup) A VM or container still carries a backup lock, usually after a backup was interrupted. Check that no backup is running, then… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux Article Backup & restore · VMs & containers 15 Oct 2026
- 0073 Fix: json.decoder.JSONDecodeError: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0) Python's json module found nothing it could parse at the very first character. The input is usually empty, HTML, or already consumed.… Beginner · Fixes an error · Any system Article Common errors · CSV & JSON 15 Oct 2026
- 0040 Fix: error: failed to push some refs to … Git refused your push, usually because the remote branch has commits you do not have yet. Bring them in, combine them with… Beginner · Fixes an error · Any system Article Common errors 15 Oct 2026
- 0007 Fix: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘…’ Python cannot find a module you import. Usually the package was installed into a different interpreter or virtual environment than the one… Beginner · Fixes an error · Any system Article Common errors · Environments & packages 15 Oct 2026
- 0008 Fix: TypeError: ‘NoneType’ object is not subscriptable You used [ ] on a value that is None. Something you expected to return a list, dict or match returned nothing.… Beginner · Fixes an error · Any system Article Common errors 15 Oct 2026
- 0026 Fix: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘x’) You tried to read a property from a value that is undefined or null. Find which value is missing, then guard it… Beginner · Fixes an error · Any system Article Basics · Common errors 15 Oct 2026