Introducing Sudo for Windows!
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Introducing Sudo for Windows We’re excited to announce the release of Sudo for Windows in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26052! Sudo for Windows is a new way for users to run elevated commands directly from an unelevated console session. It is an ergonomic and familiar solution for users who want to elevate a command without having to first open a new elevated console.

Shipped in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26052. https://www.tiraniddo.dev/2024/02/sudo-on-windows-quick-rundown.html claims it has a big security problem that makes the program accept calls to elevate from anywhere once first run

Edit:

  1. The security problem has been internally fixed and will be available in the next release
  2. It’s not just an alias for ‘runas’. It seems to be able to configurably block user input for sudo’d commands, retain the existing environment, ditch it and open a new window, and remember that you’ve sudo’d in the last minute or so.
  3. It brings up UAC instead of having you input the password
  • Pilgrim@beehaw.org
    9·
    10 months ago

    I would say “hey that’s just copying” but Microsoft is legally incapable of being wrong, or noticing irony so I’ll leave it be

    • OmnipotentEntity@beehaw.org
      12·
      10 months ago

      If I’m understanding this correctly, it’s not even copying. It’s apparently just a wrapper for the built-in runas command that’s been there since Windows 2000.

      • PenguinCoder@beehaw.orgEnglish
        3·
        10 months ago

        Exactly. Windows already has this functionality with runas and this implantation doesn’t improve on it at all.

        • TxzK@lemmy.zip
          2·
          10 months ago

          Classic Microsoft. Just change the look and be done with. No need it to actually improve the internals.

  • nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de
    1·
    9 months ago

    This would be real nice if this let you easly run commands as SYSTEM or TrustedInstaller from a script, not just as Admin. Not only can Admin be reached from the “Run as Admininstrator” menu option, is actualy quite limited for messing around with system files. For the most part, Admin lets you mess with system settings/registry, and user files, but not with a lot if system/application files without TAKEOWNing everything.