Re: default password and how to change it
 

hate to drag this up again but can I ask how do I edit the sudoers list if I'm not allowed to append it manually?

I wish to mount a samba share from a script but the mount command requires privileges.

using rootsh I gain root access and set a password for "user"

now "sudo mount" asks for a password that I set. but I obviously get an error:
because I do not have the appropriate line in my /etc/sudoers file. how do I go about doing this if appending it manually is not recommended?

Re: default password and how to change it
 

"sudo visudo" can be used to edit sudoers (set $EDITOR to something else if you want to use another editor than vi) and will check the syntax after closing the file. See http://www.gratisoft.us/sudo/man/sudoers.html for what can go in there.

Re: default password and how to change it
 

Don't use visudo on Maemo! The /etc/sudoers file is auto-generated and works differently on n900 than a standard Linux system.

Instead, add a file to /etc/sudoers.d, then run 'update-sudoers'.

This is the Maemo way. The reason is that normal users don't usually have root, so an app installed by a normal user can easily add a file to /etc/sudoers.d to give itself the root privileges it needs.

Re: default password and how to change it
 

Good reply, but you just revived a 3yo thread ;)

Re: default password and how to change it
 

DuckDuckGo is my friend, and old forum threads are my results. :) I am not replying to the OP, I am just helping other search-result surfers not mess up their system too much.