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Sysadmin
- Quest link: /quests/sysadmin/basic-commands
- Unlock prerequisite:
requiresQuests:welcome/howtodoquests
- Dialogue
requiresItemsgates:prep→ "Transcript generated" - shell transcript ×1parse→ "Cheatsheet complete" - command cheatsheet ×1finish→ "Mission complete" - shell transcript ×1, command cheatsheet ×1
- Grants:
- Dialogue options/steps grantsItems: None
- Quest-level
grantsItems: None
- Rewards:
- basic shell operator badge ×1
- Processes used:
- sysadmin-basic-generate-shell-transcript
- Requires: Laptop Computer ×1
- Consumes: none
- Creates: shell transcript ×1
- sysadmin-basic-compile-command-cheatsheet
- Requires: shell transcript ×1
- Consumes: none
- Creates: command cheatsheet ×1
- sysadmin-basic-generate-shell-transcript
- Quest link: /quests/sysadmin/resource-monitoring
- Unlock prerequisite:
requiresQuests:sysadmin/basic-commands
- Dialogue
requiresItemsgates:local-scan→ "Baseline captured" - resource snapshot ×1remote-scan→ "Remote telemetry captured" - remote node telemetry report ×1finish→ "Monitoring mission complete" - resource snapshot ×1, remote node telemetry report ×1
- Grants:
- Dialogue options/steps grantsItems: None
- Quest-level
grantsItems: None
- Rewards:
- observability checkpoint badge ×1
- Processes used:
- sysadmin-monitor-capture-local-snapshot
- Requires: Laptop Computer ×1
- Consumes: none
- Creates: resource snapshot ×1
- sysadmin-monitor-collect-remote-node-telemetry
- Requires: Laptop Computer ×1, Pi cluster node ×1, resource snapshot ×1
- Consumes: none
- Creates: remote node telemetry report ×1
- sysadmin-monitor-capture-local-snapshot
- Quest link: /quests/sysadmin/log-analysis
- Unlock prerequisite:
requiresQuests:sysadmin/resource-monitoring
- Dialogue
requiresItemsgates:journal-pass→ "Journal report created" - journalctl report ×1tail-pass→ "Incident extract complete" - incident log extract ×1finish→ "Log analysis mission complete" - journalctl report ×1, incident log extract ×1
- Grants:
- Dialogue options/steps grantsItems: None
- Quest-level
grantsItems: None
- Rewards:
- incident response analyst badge ×1
- Processes used:
- sysadmin-logs-export-journalctl-report
- Requires: Laptop Computer ×1
- Consumes: none
- Creates: journalctl report ×1
- sysadmin-logs-tail-incident-extract
- Requires: journalctl report ×1
- Consumes: none
- Creates: incident log extract ×1
- sysadmin-logs-export-journalctl-report
- Cross-quest dependencies: follow quest unlocks in order; each quest above lists exact
requiresQuestsand inventory gates that must be present before completion paths appear. - Progression integrity checks: verify each process-backed step can be completed either by running the process or by satisfying the documented continuation gate items.
- Known pitfalls: repeated processes may generate stackable logs or outputs; validate minimum item counts on continuation options before skipping process steps.
Sysadmin quests build practical progression through the sysadmin skill tree. This page is a QA-oriented map of quest dependencies, process IO, and inventory gates.
