libera/#maemo/ Friday, 2019-07-12

brolin_empeyIt seems that, in practice, I do not need superuser privilege on Android on my handheld computer after all because the stock Android OS 8 with the stock kernel, locked (as far as I know but I have not needed a different kernel) boot loader, and no superuser privilege on the LG G5 I am still using every day still seems to suffice for my use case.03:27
brolin_empeyThat said, how do I know for certain if I have superuser privilege on Android?  By running “su” to try to get a root shell?  Or by trying to run a file manager application as root?03:30
ceenebrolin_empey: if you haven't installed any application regarding root, you probably don't have root access08:39
ceenethe way this thing usually works is: you gain root by some extraordinary measure and install a 'su' binary with suid bit. Then you have su and can become root. Above that, an android application called 'superSU' is typically installed. This is a graphical interface to the 'su' executable, that will allow you to run android apk's with root access08:40
ceeneso if you haven't done anything special, you probably don't have the 'su' binary installed on your filesystem08:40
brolin_empeyceene: OK.08:52

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