1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/core/launcher/transferserver.cpp b/core/launcher/transferserver.cpp
index 371400e..fde6f8b 100644
--- a/core/launcher/transferserver.cpp
+++ b/core/launcher/transferserver.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,11 @@ bool SyncAuthentication::checkPassword( const QString& password )
     if ( lock ) return FALSE;
 
     ++lock;
-    if ( password.left(6) == "Qtopia" ) {
+    
+    /*
+     *  we need to support old Sync software and QtopiaDesktop
+     */
+    if ( password.left(6) == "Qtopia" || password.left(6) == "rootme" ) {
         Config cfg( QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/etc/Security.conf", Config::File );
         cfg.setGroup("Sync");
         QStringList pwds = cfg.readListEntry("Passwords",' ');