[Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

Hi guys....

I accidently remove rootsh and unable to install it conflict with sudser...when i open x term and type sudo gainroot i got this output :

i'm so nervous now.....what should i do??

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

Did you try installing rootsh from Application Manager ?

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

yes but it cant find the package....

maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/rootsh/

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

There's nothing to be nervous about. No PROPER script or application should use sudo gainroot directly in scripts or whatever, so IDEALLY, nothing should break beyond your ability to do things as root.

If you have sudser installed and it works as advertized, you should be able to do the same things as rootsh does, just with different commands. Honestly though, I'd just uninstall sudser, then install rootsh. And if you really want, you can always install sudser back on afterwords. You DID manage to somehow install both - unless you installed sudser after uninstalling rootsh.

If you remove sudser, update your catalogues / "check for updates", and then still can't install rootsh, you can download it from the Maemo package interface (maemo.org/packages), put it onto your N900's USB storage or microSD card, and then click on it in the file manager, which will install it with HAM.

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

which version should i download??? any chance to do it with xterm???

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

i've copy rootsh to mmc then open it with app manager when app manager popup i get an error unable to install rootsh...application package not found?? how to remove sudser btw??

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

Hi ya there!

Let me help you the best I can.

I'm using this package for rootsh./ If you for some odd reason can't install it via HAM I suggest trying to log in as the root user and installing it via x-term.

Sadly, You can only login as root if you changed the root-password, (if you have openssh installed you have changed it) so unless you have'nt changed the password for root You'll have to go with HAM.

And remember to give it a few moments. HAM can be slower than a koala.

If you keep encountering errors while trying to install with HAM, please post the contents of your error log and I'll have a looksee at it.

Best of luck.

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

thanks mate....can u guide me with simple step....i did change the root-passw...so how i'm going to use it via xterm....??

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

Alright! I'm going to assume you know the basics of how to use the terminal.

Open up x-term and use the command "su".

It should prompt for the root-password. Enter the password and you'll (hopefully) be root.

Cd to where you saved your rootsh-package and type;

dpkg -i rootsh_1.5_armel.deb

And voila, that should install rootsh on your device.

[EDIT]

Come to think off it, as long as you are root you can just use apt for installing rootsh. Assuming you have extras in your repos, that is.

If you encounter any errors with the .deb instead issue the following command;

apt-get install rootsh

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

i've a meeting now...i'll try it later.....tq so much mate...

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

Glad to be helping.

I also realized you may have some trouble with not being able to issue the command "su" as "user". To work around this, simply ssh into your device as "root".

If this doesn't work, I hope you find some solution to your problem.

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

problem solved!! :) but why when i'm trying to apt-get update, rootsh package have been kept back?? or there is a new version of rootsh??? just curious.....thanks Remus for helping me.....

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

I believe you installed Epitaph's crapware? The problem is likely to be related to it - in the install.sh script there are these lines:
...which I believe will cause your problem.

If I had accidentally installed this 'app' I would seriously consider a complete re-flash due to the dubious nature of the code - it could include backdoors/password stealing etc. This is only my personal opinion.

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

wtf?? community should take an action to him if so....this is so dangerous...any other way to keep my device safe besides re-flash??? so regrets....

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

Like I said - that's only my personal opinion. It's up to you to decide.

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

yes...if possible I do not want to reflash because i have a lot of softwares and games....there is other way or not ??

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

any other way to keep my device safe besides re-flash???

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

epitaph has just pissed in his pants XD

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

Glad to hear you're in safe waters.

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

safe but not safe.......

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

Well, let's make it feel a bit more safe then?

First we'll take a look at the open ports on your device. This can be done either with nmap or netstat. You'll be better off with netstat this time.

From your x-terminal run;

That should print the currently open ports and what program is using it. Run this once every few hours and keep an eye open for strange activities.

That, atleast, gives you a bit of a overview of your network but if Epitaph's package does contain malicious sofware this trick probably will not be enough to flush out everything.

As a side note, there are ways to backup your currently installed games, programs and so forth if you end up reflashing.

Re: [Maemo 5] Urgent help!!! Accidentally removed rootsh
 

That's a good idea, but don't be lulled into a false sense of security doing this. It only shows programs running listening on certain ports, waiting for an incoming connection. It won't show you any programs making outgoing connections.

And you're quite right - if someone was writing a malicious back-door they'd probably make efforts to stop it from showing up in a list like this.