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necessary software is installed and configured automatically and you
only need to configure a connection to the device.
+ By default, you create the connection as the \e developer user. This
+ protects real user data on the device from getting corrupted during
+ testing. If you write applications that use Mobility APIs, you might want
+ to test them with real user data. To create a connection as a user, specify
+ the \gui Username and \gui Password in Qt Creator. For more information, see
+ \l{Testing with User Data}.
+
You can protect the connections between Qt Creator and the Maemo emulator
or a device by using either a password or an SSH key. You must always
use a password for the initial connection, but can then deploy an SSH
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\endlist
+ \section2 Testing with User Data
+
+ To run your application as the default user, you must first assign a password
+ for the user account and then create the connection to the device as the
+ user:
+
+ \list 1
+
+ \o On the device, in \gui Programs, select \c {X Terminal} to open a
+ terminal window.
+
+ \o To switch to the root user, enter the following command:
+ \c{sudo gainroot}
+
+ \o To specify the password, enter the following command:
+ \c {passwd user}
+
+ \o In Qt Creator, Select \gui Tools > \gui Options... > \gui Projects >
+ \gui{Maemo Device Configurations}.
+
+ \o Specify the username \c user and the password in the device configuration.
+
+ \endlist
+
\section2 Generating SSH Keys
If you do not have an SSH public and private key pair, you can generate it