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Well, sudo for Windows has been a thing for, like, a few years now?... https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo Not sure if this is
by PreInternet01 3y ago
Well, sudo for Windows has been a thing for, like, a few years now?... https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo
Not sure if this is the same thing, but this definitely should have shipped with the very first implementation of "oh, sure, you're an Administrator, but not really, since we're ignoring that bit" a.k.a. User Account Control.
That would have saved about a metric ton of misguided "here's how to turn off UAC" tutorials, but, ehm, yeah, anything to inject some life into the moribund Windows Insiders Program (the one where https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/ https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/ proudly headlines "What’s coming for the Windows Insider Program in 2023"), right?
- zadjii 3y agogsudo is great! It's got a lot of features for power users, it's got a great community, and I can't recommend it highly enough. There's room here for us to be better together - Sudo for Windows can cover a number of in-box scenarios, with OS-side support for things like GPO, event logging, etc. But then for power users who need access to some of the wilder features of gsudo (running as TrustedInstaller?), that's always available too.
- PreInternet01 3y agoI would love it if I, as a lifelong Windows fanboy, could offer anything but a snarky reply to the author of a new OS feature. Yet, good luck with that and don't look at the headstones of those who came before you is all I can muster.
- JoshTriplett 3y agoThe blog post links gsudo right at the top: > If you’re looking for additional functionality that Sudo for Windows does not provide, check out Gerardo Grignoli’s gsudo which has a number of additional features and configuration options.