Rooted. This was a great VM! Every time I do one of these I get stuck on something that I kick myself afterwards for not knowing ahead of time. The biggest advice I can give to anyone doing these is to take notes of what you were stuck on in a document you can refer to for future CTF’s. My notes have gotten pretty extensive since I started. My biggest takeaway from this VM was the long route to user and the cool pivoting techniques you had to perform, and then an added note to READ EVERYTHING YOU CAN! That was my “kick myself” moment.