Linux Fundamentals CTF Flag Submission Issues

Course: Linux Fundamentals
Version: 56
Question: I’ve recently been working my way through the Linux Fundamentals On Demand training course. I’ve found that in section 3. Searching and Filtering 3.B6 – BONUS – Commented lines 56 I am unable to input a correct submission…

[student@ip-172-31-11-113 ~]$ cd ~/searching/grep-ex/

[student@ip-172-31-11-113 grep-ex]$ pwd

/home/student/searching/grep-ex

[student@ip-172-31-11-113 grep-ex]$ ls

elasticsearch.yml secure.log

[student@ip-172-31-11-113 grep-ex]$ cat elasticsearch.yml

#Put this in: /etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml

======================== Elasticsearch Configuration =========================

NOTE: Elasticsearch comes with reasonable defaults for most settings.

Before you set out to tweak and tune the configuration, make sure you

understand what are you trying to accomplish and the consequences.

The primary way of configuring a node is via this file. This template lists

the most important settings you may want to configure for a production cluster.

Please consult the documentation for further information on configuration options:

Elasticsearch Guide | Elastic

---------------------------------- Cluster -----------------------------------

Use a descriptive name for your cluster:

cluster.name: perched

------------------------------------ Node ------------------------------------

Use a descriptive name for the node:

node.name: UPDATE

Add custom attributes to the node:

#node.attr.rack: r1

----------------------------------- Paths ------------------------------------

Path to directory where to store the data (separate multiple locations by comma):

path.data: UPDATE

Path to log files:

path.logs: UPDATE

----------------------------------- Memory -----------------------------------

Lock the memory on startup:

bootstrap.memory_lock: true

Make sure that the heap size is set to about half the memory available

on the system and that the owner of the process is allowed to use this

limit.

Elasticsearch performs poorly when the system is swapping the memory.

---------------------------------- Network -----------------------------------

Set the bind address to a specific IP (IPv4 or IPv6):

network.host: 172.16.1.100

Set a custom port for HTTP:

http.port: UPDATE

For more information, consult the network module documentation.

--------------------------------- Discovery ----------------------------------

Pass an initial list of hosts to perform discovery when new node is started:

The default list of hosts is ["127.0.0.1", "[::1]"]

#discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts: ["host1", "host2"]

Prevent the "split brain" by configuring the majority of nodes (total number of master-eligible nodes / 2 + 1):

#discovery.zen.minimum_master_nodes:

For more information, consult the zen discovery module documentation.

---------------------------------- Gateway -----------------------------------

Block initial recovery after a full cluster restart until N nodes are started:

#gateway.recover_after_nodes: 3

For more information, consult the gateway module documentation.

---------------------------------- Various -----------------------------------

Require explicit names when deleting indices:

#action.destructive_requires_name: true

[student@ip-172-31-11-113 grep-ex]$ grep -v "#" elasticsearch.yml

cluster.name: perched

node.name: UPDATE

path.data: UPDATE

path.logs: UPDATE

bootstrap.memory_lock: true

network.host: 172.16.1.100

http.port: UPDATE

[student@ip-172-31-11-113 grep-ex]$

The submission box won't accept my answer of grep -v "#" elasticsearch.yml

What am I doing wrong? Any help would be appreciated!

Got the working answer of grep -v “^#” elasticsearch.yml Forgot to check for the space character at the beginning even though in this case it didn't change the output.