[CLI] how to become root
 

Hello,

Can anyone explain how to become a root on my n900?

I did try:

edit /etc/gainroot - no permission.
ssh root@localhost - no ssh
sudo su - - password required (I do not have password)
passwd user - user password can not be changed
...

Re: n900 how to become a root
 

Hi,

i think you have to install this first:
Rootsh

and/or do: sudo gainroot

Re: n900 how to become a root
 

Isn't rootsh pre-installed? Or are we talking about the emulator?

Re: n900 how to become a root
 

No. X Terminal comes installed. rootsh requires a simple installation via the Application manager.

Re: n900 how to become a root
 

enable RD mode by using the flasher available here:

http://maemo.org/news/announcements/...ablo_released/

then to become root you can type:

Re: n900 how to become a root
 

No. You want rootsh.

R&D mode has additional performance and stability consequences that most users do not want. Please don't recommend it. :)

Re: n900 how to become a root
 

If you "sudo su" on a normal Unix box the password expected is your user accounts password.

Normally your account must be listed in /etc/sudoers

You also should be able to run programs as root by placing sudo before the name of the program.

Re: n900 how to become a root
 

If you install the openssh packages from the repositories, you can use the ssh root@localhost technique as well...

Re: n900 how to become a root
 

I installed the 'rootsh' package but when executing the 'sudo gainroot' command in the xterm, in the 'device' screen, I'm getting :
when I do in Scratchbox a 'ls -l /usr/bin/sudo' I'm getting this:

shouldn't this be owned by root/root in a normal Linux install ? But this is under Scratchbox, already an emulated install...

anyway, I removed rootsh and reinstalled : same issue.
BTW, the package I'm installing has version 1.5.

the syntax 'rootsh <any single command>' seems to work, the rootsh shell script is created in the /usr/sbin directory but actually it doesn't have root powers either.

Is this supposed to work at all in the SDK ?
Thanks.

Re: n900 how to become a root
 

use fakeroot in scratchbox