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Challenge

Level Description

The goal of this level was very clear, they said that the password for the next level is stored in a file called readme located in the home directory. Once I found it, I logged in to next level use SSH on port 2220

The Process

So as the instruction said the password stored in file name readme, I check first the home directory.

I type ls in home directory and there it is, file readme. Next I wanna check contents of the file.

I used the cat command to see inside the file:

$ cat readme

And there it was, the password for next level.

Password for the Next Level

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What I learned

• File listing (ls): Always check your surroundings first! The ls command is your best friend for seeing what files are available.
• Reading Files (cat): Simple yet powerful, cat allows you to quickly view the contents of a file.
• Logging into Next Levels: Every password is used to log into the next level using SSH, reinforcing how to string together progress in a sequence.