Setting the root password

[sidww2]

Hey,

Does anyone know how to set the root password on Android 2.1? I'm using a Motorola Droid.

Thanks
Sid

[kristoff125]

What exactly is a root password?

[masters]

What exactly is a root password?

The Unix Superuser password..

Think Administrator password on a Windows box..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superuser

[sidww2]

What exactly is a root password?

The password for the root/ super user account.(I have a rooted droid) Right now when I su, it doesn't ask me for a password.

[INSANENEIVIESIS]

What exactly is a root password?

The password for the root/ super user account.(I have a rooted droid) Right now when I su, it doesn't ask me for a password.

it wont it doesnt need to.

[droidman101]

What exactly is a root password?

The password for the root/ super user account.(I have a rooted droid) Right now when I su, it doesn't ask me for a password.

it wont it doesnt need to.

thats sorta the reason that it makes the popup come up for all su commands unless you hit remember

[MajickMan]

Has anyone found a way to set the root password? For those wondering why we want to set a password just google iPhone Rick Roll. That was basically a proof of concept attack that could have been much worse. I'd like to protect my phone from such things and I'm sure you would too.


Thanks,

MajickMan

[Backnblack]

I'd like to protect my phone from such things and I'm sure you would too.

Then Unroot. As it has been said, you cannot add a password to Root.

[christim]

Much like newer versions of windows will ask if you want to run an exectuable, even when logged on with an administrator account, your phone does the same thing with busybox, mm, root explorer, setcpu, and more.

If you really want to step things up a notch then you don't run your OS as root/admin. By rooting our phones we set ourselves at risk. By allowing to install from unknown sources we set ourselves at risk. By just installing an app from the market because it looks cool we also set ourselves at risk.

When we install an app that has lots of press coverage that lots of folks have already used we are acting in a more secure manner. The dev might be better known, others would have uncovered something wrong etc.

Any of the apps you install that say they can collect network, browser, and keyboard info could possibly be gathering and sending info you don't want sent. The community is what is keeping things safe.

I'd be interested in knowing what other sorts of safeguards are on the market to prevent keystroke capturing type code from being present in apps. Root isn't needed for that.

All that being said...there's a ton of phones out there. not so many viruses. I feel pretty safe with what I've done with my phone, as well as with my pc. But you never can be 100% sure.