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2018-05-31 00:18:30 +0200
Although this really isn't the answer, it seems the issue is when using a password that is randomly generated by the OS. When using a manually entered password, this is accepted by the Terminal app when attempting to switch to Root.
Apologies, as I had not correctly tested the scenario of manually entering a password. I thought this was also erroneous.
Here are the actual test scenarios:
@success
Scenario: Use Terminal app to su to Root or devel-su via Terminal app
Given I have enabled 'Developer Mode' on the device
And I have enabled 'Remote connection'
And I enter "a" in the "Set password for SSH root access" field
When I open the Terminal app
And I submit `devel-su`
And I enter "a"
Then I am root
@bug
Scenario: Use Terminal app to su to Root or devel-su via Terminal app
Given I have enabled 'Developer Mode' on the device
And I have enabled 'Remote connection'
And I select "Generate" to generate a new password
When I open the Terminal app
And I submit `devel-su`
And I enter the generated password
EXPECTED: Then I am root
ACTUAL: But I receive "Auth failed"
However, during testing, I have noticed another potential bug. It seems that the manually entered passwords are not visible in the Developer Tools settings once set.
@success
Scenario: Check to ensure saved Remote Connection password is visible
Given I have enabled 'Developer Mode' on the device
And I have enabled 'Remote connection'
And I am on the "Developer Tools" page
When I select "Generate" to generate a new password
And I enter the correct security code
And I navigate back to the "Settings" page
And I navigate to the "Developer Tools" page
Then I should see the generated password
@bug
Scenario: Check to ensure saved Remote Connection password is visible
Given I have enabled 'Developer Mode' on the device
And I have enabled 'Remote connection'
And I am on the "Developer Tools" page
When I enter "a" in the "Set password for SSH root access" field
And I select "Save"
And I enter the correct security code
And I navigate back to the "Settings" page
And I navigate to the "Developer Tools" page
EXPECTED: Then I should see the password "a"
ACTUAL: I see an empty password field with the pre-text "Set password for SSH root access"
I can confirm "a" is actually set, although I cannot see it in Developer Tools, by going to the Terminal app, using devel-su and entering "a" as Root's password and it succeeds.
Shall I raise this as a separate bug?
havent experienced that on my devices (J1, official SFOSX, Oneplus X, Nexus 4) Which device are you on ?
Nieldk ( 2018-05-25 07:22:39 +0200 )editIs this reproduceable?
Also, did you try with a password that is actually as simple as "blah"? Just so we can rule out things like a different keyboard layout sending a different (wrong) password.
nephros ( 2018-05-30 12:45:43 +0200 )edit@Nieldk - I'm using SFOSX on Xperia X.
jimjamz ( 2018-05-30 23:42:20 +0200 )edit@nephros - I tried combinations of passwords. Mostly, I tried the randomly generated sorts that are provided when Developer Mode's Remote Connection feature is enabled or restarted. This is usually a combination of lower/uppercase characters and numbers.
jimjamz ( 2018-05-30 23:46:20 +0200 )editSo, I tried creating my own simple 1-character password, and this works. However, when generating passwords, I will always receive "Auth Failed". Before you ask, I'm not typing these incorrectly. I'll explain more in the "answer", although it's not technically the answer as it raised more questions.
jimjamz ( 2018-05-30 23:50:19 +0200 )edit