Rooted. I definitely should have read some of the comments on using the browser during the foothold as that cost me some serious time and anguish. My best advice is as follows:
Foothold: docs are great, sometimes installing and seeing with your own eyes can be better
User: Find that interesting file
Root: Thankfully plenty of documentation and walkthroughs on the priv esc. I did encounter a couple errors during the process, but don’t get discouraged and stick with it.
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