ADB to normal user profile not anymore possible?

HarryB

Hello,

I am trying to adb to a normal user profile. After switching to the profile in question,
the following message is shown:

"USB debugging not allowd"

mint@mint:~$ sudo adb devices
List of devices attached
12xxxxxxxxxxxx unauthorized

mint@mint:~$ adb shell
adb: device unauthorized.
This adb server's $ADB_VENDOR_KEYS is not set
Try 'adb kill-server' if that seems wrong.
Otherwise check for a confirmation dialog on your device.

Question:
Is it really not possible to adb to normal GOS user profile (Android 15) ?

Thank's a lot!

DeletedUser370

HarryB Why are you trying to run adb as sudo? Does Mint require this?

Also, a general note for non-developers about the security implications of enabling USB debugging: https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/2904-is-it-possible-to-uninstall-vanadium-and-apps-repo-client/8

Fay_Wilmont

HarryB Is it really not possible to adb to normal GOS user profile (Android 15) ?

Does Android even care which user profile is currently active when you connect over ADB? In an ADB shell, you are the shell user, so...

Can you connect over ADB when in the owner profile? The message you get after running adb shell seems to indicate the mint host you're connecting from isn't authorized yet. Maybe you need to be in the owner profile to get the popup on your GrapheneOS device with the question to allow the device to connect, and after that you can connect with any profile active?

HarryB

DeletedUser370 HarryB Why are you trying to run adb as sudo? Does Mint require this?

No, it's yust a bad habit :)

Nevertheless, is the underlying problem that USB debugging cannot be activated in non-owner profiles?

HarryB

DeletedUser370 Why are you trying to run adb as sudo? Does Mint require this?

Thank you for the feedback. It's just a habit that I use sudo. Do you know if using sudo grants higher permissions on a GOS-based mobile device?

HarryB

Yes it's possible to connect over ADB when the owner profile is active.

mint@mint:~$ sudo adb devices
List of devices attached
39xxxxxxxxxxxx 	device`

DeletedUser370

HarryB Does that mean that the problem is now solved?

HarryB

DeletedUser370 No. Need to adb to a normal profile

chinook

Fay is right, when I was messing with it I had to (1) authorise the pc while in the unlocked owner's profile; (2) to have a change to authorise the device in the unlocked user's profile

What do you need to do?

Maybe you don't need to be in the user's profile to do whatever you're trying to do?

HarryB

To run Scrcpy against an normal GOS profile.

https://github.com/genymobile/scrcpy