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brankomilosevic	2009-11-03 , 14:44
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Hello,

Can anyone explain how to become a root on my n900?

I did try:

edit /etc/gainroot - no permission.
ssh root@localhost - no ssh
sudo su - - password required (I do not have password)
passwd user - user password can not be changed
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	Marshall Banana	2009-11-03 , 14:47
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Hi,

i think you have to install this first:
Rootsh

and/or do: sudo gainroot

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MrGrim	2009-11-03 , 14:54
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Isn't rootsh pre-installed? Or are we talking about the emulator?

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sjgadsby	2009-11-03 , 14:56
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Originally Posted by MrGrim

Isn't rootsh pre-installed?

No. X Terminal comes installed. rootsh requires a simple installation via the Application manager.

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mikemorrison	2009-11-03 , 23:21
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enable RD mode by using the flasher available here:

http://maemo.org/news/announcements/...ablo_released/

then to become root you can type:

Code:

sudo gainroot

	GeneralAntilles	2009-11-03 , 23:53
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Originally Posted by mikemorrison

enable RD mode by using the flasher available here:

No. You want rootsh.

R&D mode has additional performance and stability consequences that most users do not want. Please don't recommend it.

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Bruce	2009-11-03 , 23:54
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If you "sudo su" on a normal Unix box the password expected is your user accounts password.

Normally your account must be listed in /etc/sudoers

You also should be able to run programs as root by placing sudo before the name of the program.

	qole	2009-11-04 , 00:09
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If you install the openssh packages from the repositories, you can use the ssh root@localhost technique as well...

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Netweaver	2009-11-04 , 01:06
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I installed the 'rootsh' package but when executing the 'sudo gainroot' command in the xterm, in the 'device' screen, I'm getting :

Code:

'sudo: must be setuid root'

when I do in Scratchbox a 'ls -l /usr/bin/sudo' I'm getting this:

Code:

-rwsr-xr-x 2 maemo maemo 84212 2009-04-17 /usr/bin/sudo

shouldn't this be owned by root/root in a normal Linux install ? But this is under Scratchbox, already an emulated install...

anyway, I removed rootsh and reinstalled : same issue.
BTW, the package I'm installing has version 1.5.

the syntax 'rootsh <any single command>' seems to work, the rootsh shell script is created in the /usr/sbin directory but actually it doesn't have root powers either.

Is this supposed to work at all in the SDK ?
Thanks.