One way of getting root access is to install becomeroot.

Settings->Application Manager-> Select "Tools" from the top left-> Select Application Catalogue
Select "New" to add a new catalogue and enter the following:

Catalogue Name: Polish Eko1 repository
Web address: http://eko.one.pl/maemo/
Distribution: bora
Components: user

Then the application manager should refresh and if you choose to "Browse installable applications" you should see that becomeroot is available to install so go ahead and install it.

To actually become root you have to run Xterm (Utilities-> X Terminal) and then type "sudo gainroot" and you'll see a prompt like "/home/user #"
To close the root shell just type "exit" and "exit" again to close Xterm.