The Pickle Rick room on TryHackMe is a beginner-friendly lab that tests basic penetration testing skills. The challenge helped me understand that reconnaissance, enumeration, and exploitation are not one-way steps. You often go back and rethink your approach as you discover new information.

I started by visiting the webpage using the given IP address. By inspecting the page source, I found a hidden comment that revealed the username R1ckRul3. This showed how important attention to detail is during reconnaissance.

Next, I used Gobuster to find hidden directories. This led me to the robots.txt file and then to the /login.php page, where I got the password and logged in. After gaining access, I used simple commands like ls to explore files and was able to retrieve the second answer.

The third answer was more challenging. Some commands like find and cat didn't work due to permission issues. With help from my colleague, Joyceukiri, I realized I needed to use the sudo command to access the root directory. That was how I got the final answer.

In conclusion, this challenge tested my thinking and reconnaissance ability. It taught me that in cybersecurity, success comes from being patient, observant, and willing to try different approaches.