Thread: OpenSSH rootme
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mwiktowy is offline mwiktowy
2008-02-04 , 11:21
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Originally Posted by FeDeX View Post
To install becomeroot or dropbear as alternatives, I have to get internet access, to get it i have to configure pptp client, to configure pptp client i have to get root access . Kind of a dead lock .
Or you download the package from another computer. Plug the tablet into that computer to get the package on the tablet. Then use Application Manager to install from file. It is a very small file with zero dependencies. In fact, the package contains no application. It just runs a setup script on install and a script that reverses the changes it made when you uninstall it.

It is found here:
http://eko.one.pl/maemo/dists/bora/u....1-2_armel.deb

Originally Posted by FeDeX View Post
It was installed by my friend, who has a wi-fi access point that can manage VPN tunnel itself. He went to another city, so i cant use his help. After installing openssh he didn't try to use it(he didn't set any passwords).
When you install OpenSSH, it asks you to set a root password during the installation. However, this is a recent thing. I don't remember earlier versions for the 770 asking this so it may be that it didn't in your case.

If you are handy with the linux flasher application, the other option for getting root access is to set your tablet into R&D mode and then 'sudo gainroot' at the xterm.
 

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