On Thursday 14 August 2014 20:56:15 K1773R wrote: > On 14.08.2014 20:09, Oliver Grawert wrote: > > hi, > > > > as of image 189 a new way of enabling ssh landed ... as you might > > know we will soon disable all root access to the device and make > > adb default to run as phablet user. for this some system services > > need to be able to be enabled by the phablet user without requiring > > a password ... we have the dbus-property-service in the image to > > provide that functionality ... > > > > today i landed the dbus support for en/disabling ssh as phablet > > user, if you have any scripts that call something like: "adb shell > > start ssh" (which operates on the assumption that your adb shell > > actually runs as root), please make it use the following lines now > > (works via adb or manually) > > > > gdbus call -y -d com.canonical.PropertyService -o > > /com/canonical/PropertyService -m > > com.canonical.PropertyService.SetProperty ssh true > > > > this will enable sshd ... > > > > gdbus call -y -d com.canonical.PropertyService -o > > /com/canonical/PropertyService -m > > com.canonical.PropertyService.SetProperty ssh false > > > > this will disable sshd ... > > > > ciao oli > > 'disable all root access to the device' > This is very unfortunate, please dont restrict root access. > > The reason why i like Ubuntu Touch, is that i can change and do > whatever i want (at my responsibility). > The more restrictions, the less interesting it gets. > > Why does the urge to lock-down everything exist? Some ppl need/want > that level of control so taking this away is a huge step backwards.
Well, you can still use sudo, and if you really feel like I'm quite sure you can use sudo to restore real root login. This change is more about preventing other people just using adb shell on your device and ending up with a root account in there. Br, Michael -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
