Root access on Nokia N900 with rootsh

In order to install some applications or run certain programs on our Nokia N900 we need access in Xterm as root, ie., with all possible permissions enabled.

We need the Rootsh application, you can download it directly from here or from the Extras repository.

Once downloaded and installed it, we access Xterm and type: “sudo gainroot”. From that very moment we are connected as root .

Root access is an essential step to access in SSH mode, which we explained shortly .