Prove the shell is alive
Quest: prove-shell-alive
Mission
Connect to your account and run whoami, date, and uptime.
Why This Matters
Before you can do anything useful, you need proof that you are in your own account and that the shell is listening.
The machine can answer basic questions:
- Who am I?
- What time is it?
- How long has this server been awake?
Commands You Will Use
whoamidateuptime
Steps
- SSH into your personal account with the command printed during registration.
- Run
whoami. - Run
date. - Run
uptime. - Progress records automatically after all three commands succeed.
Hints
- Start with
whoamiand check that it prints your handle. - Run each command separately. Do not paste them into one long line yet.
- The exact commands are
whoami,date, anduptime.
If Check Fails
Run all three commands again. The guide needs evidence for each one.

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