ubuntu-phone team mailing list archive

[Alexander Sack <asac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 12:14 AM, Steve Langasek
<steve.langasek@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Marc,
>
> On Mon, Jul 07, 2014 at 04:47:38PM -0400, Marc Deslauriers wrote:
>> >> 4) you will be able to switch developer mode on/off in the
>> >> system-settings in a sub page of the "about this device" section [1].
>
>> >> the first bit (1) is already implemented but will need some extension to
>> >> actually set a specific password (i.e. ubuntu-device-flash
>> >> --developer-mode --password="mynewpw")
>
>> > I assume with this you cannot change the password after the fact
>> > without wiping the user data on the device?
>
>> Sure, you enable a password/PIN on the lock screen.
>
> I may be misunderstanding; does this imply that one must enable
> password-based unlock on the screen in order to have password-based sudo
> over adb?  I would not like to have to password unlock my phone for each
> use, but would like sudo to work - the two use cases are obviously (to me)
> not equivalent.

Yes, my understanding is that you have to unlock your phone on screen
in order to adb shell into it.

I maybe more convenient idea I had was to make adb shell prompt you
for your pass instead. This probably would also make the automation
story easier. Dunno if this option was considered and if there were
reasons against that.

>
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