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[K1773R <K1773R@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On 14.08.2014 21:07, Jamie Strandboge wrote:
> On 08/14/2014 01:56 PM, 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.
>> 
> 
> You will continue to have freedom over the device and own your
> data. These steps are part of what is needed to provide data
> protections for certain configurations, but you are in control of
> if/when/how to use them. Rather than restating it all here, you may
> want to read: 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityAndPrivacySettings/ProtectingUserData
>
> 
> 
> 
Thanks, i'l take a look at the plan.
Good to see such a plan exists!
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