How to enable Superuser acces for android app from command line?

Hayk Beglaryan · Mar 22, 2018

I have an Android system application which executes sudo commands. And when I run the app for the first time Superuser displays following window: "[App Name] is requesting Superuser access" with options allow and deny.

There is any way to Allow Superuser for my application manually from "adb shell" ?

Deleted User · Mar 22, 2018

Your device needs to be rooted to allow this. Standard Android will not allow you to execute commands as super user.

Hayk Beglaryan · Mar 22, 2018

Thanks for reply LV426. My device/android is already rooted. I can execute root command manually, with adb shell, but I receive upper described window when trying to run same command from my Application.

Deleted User · Mar 22, 2018

What happens if you click 'Allow' then?

Hayk Beglaryan · Mar 22, 2018

If I click 'Allow' my App works correctly. After rebooting device and reopening my application , same window appears again.

Unforgiven · Mar 22, 2018

Hayk Beglaryan said:
If I click 'Allow' my App works correctly. After rebooting device and reopening my application , same window appears again.

You have to also select "Remember this choice forever"

Hayk Beglaryan · Mar 22, 2018

Unforgiven said:
You have to also select "Remember this choice forever"

Of course I do. Problem is that the Superuser application opens this window every time. I need to allow sudo access for my app from command line (adb shell) if it's possible.
I have also tried to disable/remove Superuser.apk, in this case , Window not appears, but my app not executing commands.

Deleted User · Mar 22, 2018

You could try asking the developer of the app to add the ACCESS_SUPERUSER permission in the manifest.

Hayk Beglaryan · Mar 22, 2018

LV426 said:
You could try asking the developer of the app to add the ACCESS_SUPERUSER permission in the manifest.

I'm a developer of the app and already added permission on the Manifest. Without ACCESS_SUPERUSER permission even this window not displays.

scary alien · Mar 22, 2018

The ACCESS_SUPERUSER permission has been deprecated and never really did anything anyway (Chainfire had plans for it that were never really implemented and/or apparently needed).

Deleted User · Mar 22, 2018

Have you tried this?

https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/168570/how-to-give-a-su-privileges-to-an-app

Have you enabled root access in developer settings? Go to:

Settings > About phone

Then tap on the build number 7 times. Afterwards, return to settings and enter

Developer settings

In dev settings you will find this option:

Root access

scary alien · Mar 22, 2018

By the way, are we talking about Chainfire's SuperSU or something else (King*Root, etc.,)?

I've got an app that does root things and does not get prompted each time a su request is made...

BTW, @LV426, I think that page is for CM ROMs...there was (is) "root access" switch for those ROMs to control overall root access.

scary alien · Mar 22, 2018

BTW, a/the great resource for the OP is Chainfire's How-to-SU web page:

https://su.chainfire.eu/

and, of course this:

https://github.com/Chainfire/libsuperuser

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