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Don't do this! But, in the file /etc/passwd you'll see a line like:
root:OmfGcryptedpwWTF:0:0:root:/root:/bin/sh
If you change the bit I've put as OmfGcryptedpwWTF to just ! then root is in the same state as user once you save the file - no password is set and login is disabled
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2) I don't know for sure that there wasn't already a default root password set on the device, rather than a ! - I didn't look at mine before setting the password
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There might be firewalls which prohibit a VPN connection.
OpenVPN is available for Maemo:
http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/openvpn
http://maemo.org/downloads/product/M...openvpn-applet
How to generate keys and set up your configuration:
http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-so...howto.html#pki
Please get some basic knowledge about OpenVPN and try to create your own client/server config based on the example here:
http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-so...to.html#server
http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-so...to.html#client
If you do not have access to a own Server, here's a list of VPN providers (make sure they provide OpenVPN):
http://filesharefreak.com/2008/10/18...ice-providers/
If you own a Fritz!Box (With Freetz Mod) or a router which can provide OpenVPN service you can use it in connection with a dynamic DNS service such as http://dyndns.com (your router should of course support the dynamic DNS service) to work around the fact, that most ISPs don't assign static IPs.
Another home brew solution would be a Server behind the router which provides the OpenVPN service and configure the router to send all the traffic on the VPN Port directly to the Server. Again, dynamic DNS service is required when you don't have a static IP.
I guess you'll find find one of the above solutions to fit your needs.
Cheers
Bjoern
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