ACC Logo
Back to ADB commands
ADBAdvancedCaution

adb root

Restart adbd with root permissions

Caution RequiredGrants administrative unrestricted access to all filesystem partitions.
What It Does

Restarts the on-device adbd daemon with root privileges (available on userdebug, eng, or rooted custom firmware builds).

Command Syntax
Terminal
$adb root
Usage Examples
$adb root
Prerequisites & Requirements
  • Userdebug or rooted ROM (fails on production user builds without root)
Related Commands
adb unroot

Restart adbd with standard shell permissions

adb remount

Remount system partitions as read-write (RW)

adb disable-verity

Disable dm-verity kernel integrity check

Found an error or missing flag for adb root?

Submit a correction or request additional examples on GitHub.

Report ErrorSuggest Example
Having issue? Contact @mkr_infinity

Direct technical assistance & ROM flashing troubleshooting by Mohammad Kaif Raja.

Contact @mkr_infinity