mobile terminal and root access?

[DUMBDOG]

is there a way to login as the root user rather than the mobile user? I would like to have access to certain commands that I dont have permission when using mobile terminal. So, i would like to get similar functionality on the phone directly like I get with ssh root@iphone from my mac. I often get the permissions denied error when using mobile terminal on the phone. Anything out there?

 

[DN7335]

is there a way to login as the root user rather than the mobile user? I would like to have access to certain commands that I dont have permission when using mobile terminal. So, i would like to get similar functionality on the phone directly like I get with ssh root@iphone from my mac. I often get the permissions denied error when using mobile terminal on the phone. Anything out there?

I always log in as root. The default password for the root login is "alpine" though you should change it for security purposes once you're in.

 

[DUMBDOG]

how do you login from the phone? I know how to login as root from my Mac, but not directly from the phone. When I open mobileTerminal I think it automatically has me as mobile. how do I then change to root?

 

[bradenwh]

Root

When it logs you in as mobile, type login
Then type root
Then type alpine
And there. You are now logged in as root with all root privileges. =]

 

[DravenGSX]

Or, if you're lazy and don't want to type that much. Type "su" at the prompt and press enter. Then enter the root password.

 

[MyMaria]

wow! thanks for this... mac stuff sure amazes me every time.. everything's too simple and every time i discover something, i go.. "wow! why didn't i think of that?" you gotta love the mac!

 

[foob]

su is the normal method which uses a built-in shell command to switch users. Login launches a separate shell. Either works, but login is really overkill in this instance.

They're not really Mac features, they're 30 year old UNIX features.

 

[dabomb1]

Mobile Terminal

Mobile terminal won't let me type in the root password