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2008-07-04 , 00:11
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I read elsewhere that the default root password in Dialbo is "rootme", but that doesn't work on my N800. Should I reflash and try again?

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2008-07-04 , 00:36
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I got root on Diablo by installing Openssh. Once its installing, it will ask you to enter a new root password then you can use that. Make sure you have Openssh client as well.

Use the following on the Terminal:
ssh root@127.0.0.1

(type "yes" when prompt)
[password]
enjoy!

It also works well on KDE

Root on Konqueror (File manager/browser)

On Location/address bar type:
fish://root@127.0.0.1
[password]
enjoy!


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2008-07-04 , 10:10
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Would changing root pwd actually mess up the Becomeroot shell installation, and you will be forced to use 'su' from there on?
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Would changing root pwd actually mess up the Becomeroot shell installation, and you will be forced to use 'su' from there on?
Nope, its safe.
 
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2008-07-07 , 07:16
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Originally Posted by jcherepy View Post
I read elsewhere that the default root password in Dialbo is "rootme", but that doesn't work on my N800. Should I reflash and try again?
Hi,

There's a great wiki page (recently updated) on exactly this subject: https://wiki.maemo.org/Root_access

Cheers,
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2008-10-09 , 13:05
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This is weird-- I installed becomeroot on my N810, and never set a root password. Until recently, just running "sudo becomeroot" took care of everything-- but then out of the blue xterm is now asking for a password afterward! WTF???

AFAIK I did nothing to cause this.

Disregarding ssh... how do I get becomeroot back to how it was?
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2008-10-10 , 09:40
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Probably /etc/sudoers got changed or you installed something like rootsh?
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2008-10-10 , 14:47
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Probably /etc/sudoers got changed or you installed something like rootsh?
Ehm, if anything, rootsh overwrites the gainroot script with one that will always get you root & you can't install rootsh if becomeroot is installed

But I agree that checking /etc/sudoers would help as gainroot does depend on sudo.
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Probably /etc/sudoers got changed or you installed something like rootsh?
If it was changed, I don't know how or why. No rootsh install.
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2008-10-11 , 05:35
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If you really want to check it, you'll need rootsh or ssh :P

With rootsh, you can do
rootsh /bin/sh
or my favourite thing to do with sudo files is to install zap's sudser so I can just sudo <anything>

To the OP:

The password is rootme, I recently ran it through a cracker to make sure they hadn't changed it. The reason you can't use it is this:
MODE=`/usr/sbin/chroot /mnt/initfs cal-tool --get-rd-mode`
if [ x$MODE = xenabled ]; then
if grep -q '^root:!SU.odxvRwp3Vs' /etc/passwd; then
/usr/sbin/usermod -U root
fi
else
if grep -q '^root:SU.odxvRwp3Vs' /etc/passwd; then
/usr/sbin/usermod -L root
fi
fi
As you can see, the root account is locked on boot if the tablet is in "production" mode.

EDIT:

The more I think about it:

/etc/sudoers misses an:
root ALL=(ALL) ALL
& to use su, busybox needs to run it with setuid set.
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