text: Q:
  
  How to read files placed in root-folder?
  
  I want to know how to read files placed in root folder. For instance let's take file /init.trace.rc. When I'm trying to read it I get exception: 
  
  java.io.FileNotFoundException: /init.trace.rc: EACCES (Permission denied)
  
  I thought that I need to get superuser access. I did it but that made no difference ((( I still can't read it. Could anybody help me? ...and also I wonder how file explorers like "RootExplorer" read that stuff?
  
  A:
  
  apparently this is all you need to run to get root access:
  Process root = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su");
  
  taken from:
  
  How can I get root permissions through the Android SDK?
  
  