su and sudo don't work

[GoogleCodeExporter]

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.  type sudo or su in the local session
2.
3.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Expected:  superuser access.
Actual:  Permission denied (for sudo) and su is not allowed for user
<userid> (for su)

What version of the product are you using (you can see this by using Menu
-> About in the Host List)?
r382

What type of system are you trying to connect to?
Local

If you are able to connect, what is the output of "echo $TERM", "uname -a",
and any other relevant information on the host?
N/A

Please provide any additional information below.
Running System OS 1.5

Original issue reported on code.google.com by gotc...@gmail.com on 3 Aug 2009 at 5:50

[GoogleCodeExporter]

There's not much I can do for this. That is a system-level permissions issue 
that
applications can't touch.

There are some special "su" packages in some custom-made ROMs that will pop up
another Intent to ask if you want to allow root access for a program.

Original comment by kenny@the-b.org on 3 Aug 2009 at 6:14

• Changed state: WontFix

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Is this also the case for rooted (or ADP1) phones?

Original comment by gotc...@gmail.com on 3 Aug 2009 at 6:21

[GoogleCodeExporter]

I think the 1.5 update to ADP1 removed su altogether or something. The intent 
was to
only allow root access through "adb shell"

Just a brief Google search reveals that you might be looking for superuser.apk
(replaces su with the visual confirmation per-app)

Original comment by kenny@the-b.org on 3 Aug 2009 at 8:26

[GoogleCodeExporter]

I have Superuser installed, I get the same error even after Superuser confirms 
root access.

Original comment by jc50ut...@gmail.com on 10 Nov 2012 at 8:20