Index: sources/storage/StorageGlobals.cpp
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diff -u -r611bbf4dcba67768db87cf30f21fd2db788f677d -ra62e7e1235c3ff3100c380aeb70915955cd04d77
--- sources/storage/StorageGlobals.cpp	(.../StorageGlobals.cpp)	(revision 611bbf4dcba67768db87cf30f21fd2db788f677d)
+++ sources/storage/StorageGlobals.cpp	(.../StorageGlobals.cpp)	(revision a62e7e1235c3ff3100c380aeb70915955cd04d77)
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "StorageGlobals.h"
 
 extern bool       gEnableManufacturing      ;
+extern bool       gEnableUpdating           ;
 extern bool       gUseRootHome              ;
 
 /*!
@@ -71,12 +72,12 @@
 
     // Settings
     static bool settings_secured = false;
-    const char *Settings_Path   () { return gUseRootHome ? Settings_Path_Init : ( gEnableManufacturing ? ( settings_secured ? Settings_Path_Name: Settings_Path_Init ) : Settings_Path_Name ); }
+    const char *Settings_Path   () { return gUseRootHome ? Settings_Path_Init : ( ( gEnableManufacturing || gEnableUpdating ) ? ( settings_secured ? Settings_Path_Name: Settings_Path_Init ) : Settings_Path_Name ); }
           void  Settings_Secured() { settings_secured = true; }
 
 #ifdef BUILD_FOR_TARGET
     //WARNING: This has to match with the crypt_setup.sh
-    const char *Settings_Path_Init = "/home/root/.config/"; // this is the manufacturing setup and the user is root.
+    const char *Settings_Path_Init = "/home/root/.config/"; // this is the manufacturing or update setup and the user is root.
     const char *Settings_Path_Name = "/var/configurations/";
 #else
     // should be in the project application folder. [is tracking by git]
@@ -115,15 +116,10 @@
     // Scripts
     const QString Scripts_Path_Name() {
         #ifdef BUILD_FOR_TARGET
-            //TODO  The manufacturing mode has to run as root
-            //      after the lockdown.sh ran there would be no root user access
-            //      and I am not sure how we reenable the root ssh
-            //      and if it is a security risk to give denali access to sshd_config to enable the root ssh within UI App
-
-            // lockdown script suppose to be the last thing to do,
+            // lockdown script suppose to be the last thing to run,
             // and it is the lockdown.sh script which moves the scripts from root to denali home folder,
-            // therefore in manufacturing mode we are still running as root.
-            return QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + (gEnableManufacturing ? "/scripts/" : "/scripts/");
+            // therefore in manufacturing or update mode we are still running scripts as root.
+            return QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + ( ( gEnableManufacturing || gEnableUpdating )? "/scripts/" : "/scripts/");
         #else
             return "/home/denali/Projects/application/scripts/";
         #endif