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Adds all 6 ROOT 01 modules (how computers run software, the shell, filesystem navigation,
files & text, processes, users & permissions foundations), each with a real lesson,
demonstration/guided exercise, knowledge check where warranted, a hands-on Lab, and a
reflection — 35 activities, 29 new content files.

Adds 6 new hands-on Linux scenarios (linux-inspect-hardware, linux-shell-basics,
linux-filesystem-navigation, linux-files-and-text, linux-process-management,
linux-permissions-foundations) plus 2 MCQ scenarios, using the existing generic scenario/
validation engine (docs/ROOT_FOUNDATIONS_LAB_STRATEGY.md §1) — every one tested end-to-end via
the real scenario setup/validate API, including negative tests confirming they correctly FAIL
when not actually solved (e.g. the process-management scenario fails while the target process
is still running; the permissions scenario is tested against a real `su - labuser` denial).

Wires rootnode-linux-foundations-assessment (2 required + 4 random-draw scenarios) using the
existing Phase 3B assessment engine.

Adds a real, server-side ROOT 01->02->03->04->05 course prerequisite chain
(courses.prerequisites) — verified live on two students: one who completed ROOT 01 sees ROOT 02
unlock; a fresh student sees ROOT 02 correctly locked while 03/04/05 stay vacuously satisfied
(their own prerequisite courses are still empty). ROOT 06+ and the Capstone are unaffected.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <[email protected]>
2026-08-26 12:59:52 -05:00

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# Reflection: You Just Stopped a Real Process, Not a Simulation
## Reflection questions
1. Before checking `kill -0` after your `kill`, how confident were you the process was
actually gone? What would you have done if it hadn't stopped?
2. Why do you think SIGTERM-before-SIGKILL matters more for a real production service than for
a throwaway script in a Lab?
## Real Ops takeaway
**"I ran the kill command" is not the same as "I confirmed the process is gone."** This module's
Lab required you to verify state, not just take an action and assume it worked — that
verification step is exactly what separates a confident operator from someone hoping for the
best. You'll repeat this exact pattern (act, then verify) constantly for the rest of ROOT_,
starting as soon as ROOT 04's containers and continuing all the way through Kubernetes
troubleshooting.
This module is complete. Continue to the next module.
## Instructor Notes
**Discussion questions for a live classroom:** question 2 is a good bridge to ROOT 06's later
discussion of graceful shutdown/`terminationGracePeriodSeconds` — plant the idea now without
naming Kubernetes specifics yet.
**Approximate timing:** 5-8 minutes live discussion; 5 minutes self-paced writing.