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= Solution

A homogeneous square <linear system> has a nonzero solution exactly when its coefficient matrix is singular. Here
$$
\det\begin{pmatrix}1&1&1\\1&2&0\\1&-3&\lambda\end{pmatrix}=\lambda-5.
$$
Thus
$$
\boxed{\lambda=5.}
$$
For this value, the second equation gives $x=-2y$ and the first gives $z=y$; the third then holds automatically. All solutions are $t(-2,1,1)$, with $t\ne0$ for the nonzero ones.

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