Thread: Should I change root password
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voidoo is offline voidoo
2007-11-28 , 04:48
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Originally Posted by jay24 View Post
Hello,

Also, does changing the root password cause any issues with installing software? I am guessing that OS2008 uses "root" for various things and am not sure how it gains access to that account (if the password is changed).
No, Maemo platform use "sudo" to execute tasks required "root" right.
You can check /etc/sudoers to see what tasks is allowed to execute.

Changing password will not affect the normal operation.

Besides, ask I know, OS2008 lock the account "root" by default. That mean you cannot login with any password. You can check if there is a "!" after "root:" in /etc/passwd