#12905 NORM 13.2.0-: 12 apps find root access disfunctional

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#12905: 12 apps find root access disfunctional
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     Reporter:  fatalbert    |                 Owner:  suyouxin
         Type:  enhancement  |                Status:  new
     Priority:  normal       |             Milestone:  13.2.0-android
    Component:  android      |               Version:  not specified
     Keywords:  root         |            Blocked By:
     Blocking:               |  Deployments affected:
Action Needed:  never set    |              Verified:  0
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 The apps below were tested on an xo-4 touch running the rooted image from
 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Android.  I understand from ticket 12899 that
 root access is deployed and that the /shutdown/ app is "lying".  However,
 11 other root-requiring apps also fail, thus rendering useless the variety
 of root access that's offered.

 It would be unreasonable to raise a ticket against every root-requiring
 app project asking them to cater for the unique differences in the OLPC.
 Why not implement root access in a common way?  This ticket is to enhance
 the root access in a way that apps can actually use it.  These are the
 error messages of the 12 apps:

 Orbot (org.torproject.android):
   Your device does not appear to be rooted or provide 'Superuser' access.

 Afwall(dev.ukanth.ufirewall):
   Could not acquire root access.

 Chrome UA(com.linuxjet.apps.ChromeUA):
   Your phone does not contain a superuser binary.  This will prevent this
 application from working correctly.

 Root Verifier(com.abcdjdj.rootverifier):
   Root permission not granted or superuser app missing

 Shutdown(be.ppareit.shutdown):
   The device is not rooted.  The shutdown only works on rooted devices.

 Superuser(com.koushikdutta.superuser):
   There was an error installing Superuser.

 Terminal emulator (jackpal.androidterm) "$ ls /data/":
   opendir failed, Permission denied.

 OpenVPN(de.blinkt.openvpn):
   Failed to open the tun interface.  Error: Cannot open TUN

 AndroSS(net.tedstein.AndroSS):
   Root test failed.  Something is wrong when trying to use su.

 CatLog(com.nolanlawson.logcat):
   Could not obtain root.

 NTPSync(org.ntpsync):
   Either the su binary could not be found, or you did not allow root
 permission for FasterGPS.

 Wifi key view(com.maralexbar.wifikeyview):
   Error: root access is needed and have installed busybox binaries.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/12905>
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