gsudo

Fixes:

• Fix Unhandled Exception when pressing CTRL+C after ~4 minutes runtime (Ctrl-C Handler delegate was garbage collected). (#53)
• Fix Choco package issue when the user is not admin and installs as another user (#50)
• Fix gsudo red ´#´ CMD prompt breaking console color scheme on some scenarios (#51)
• Fix gsudo !prefix now case insensitive.

New Features:

• Bang Bang: Running gsudo !! allows to elevate a command executed previously (CMD only, not Pwsh). Same as on Unix/Linux sudo bang bang.
  • gsudo !! elevates the last executed command.
  • gsudo !prefix elevates the last executed command that starts with prefix.
  • gsudo !?infix elevates the last executed command that contains infix.

Fixes:

• Fixed "Unable to connect" issue on non-english Window versions. (#42)
• Fixed issue not running apps with "autoElevate" manifest (those that normally shows UAC, like regedit). (#36)
• Fixed issue not running the associated program when specifiyng a document gsudo file.txt (#29)
• Fixed hang when launched via a UWP's alias (#43)
• Fixed some warnings appearing when Google Drive FS/crashpad is installed (#32)
• Fixed character encoding issues in VT mode. (#31)

• For security reasons, the Credentials Cache is no longer 'automatic' by default. It has 3 modes now:
  • Disabled: Every elevation request shows a UAC popup.
  • Explicit: (default) Every elevation shows a UAC popup, unless a cache session is started/stopped with gsudo cache on/off.
  • Auto: Simil-unix-sudo. The first elevation shows a UAC Popup and starts a cache session automatically.

Those who want to see a reduced amount of UAC popups must opt-in to start a cache session (gsudo cache on) or set the Auto mode (gsudo config CacheMode Auto).

• Are you leaving the keyboard to a co-worker? run gsudo -k to stop all cache sessions.

• gsudo can not only launch elevated but also unelevate or restrict the permissions of a given command. With the added the --integrity {level} | (-i for short) option to launch a process with any integrity level. For example:

  • gsudo -i Low {command} start the process with low integrity, restricted permissions.
  • gsudo -i Medium {command} start with normal permissions. Can be used to unelevate a process.
  • Only High (the default) or higher has local admin privileges.

• Added gsudo status to show info regarding the user, elevation, and cache status.

• gsudo is now just one single EXE file, (no DLLs). (#26)

• New internal method to elevate/unelevate based on replacing the new process security token, instead of (the now deprecated) console attachment/redirection.

Fixes:

• Elevating the tee command (or any other awaiting for Std Input closure) now works properly. (#25)
• Running gsudo from a mapped drive now works but only if the current directory is local. (#27)
• Improved Chocolatey scripts upgrade scenarios (#17)
• Cache session now closes when the allowed process ends. (#24)

New Features

• Added -s / --system parameter to run as Local System Account.

Fixes:

• Fixed PowerShell arguments when calling gsudo with or without arguments
  Contemplates PSCore 6.0.0 to 6.2.3 bug when installed as a global tool.

• Fix for Win32Exception when elevating a batch file without specifying .bat exception. gsudo MyBatchFile (#6).

• Added --copyev (Copy environment variables to elevated session)
• Added --copyns (Copy network shares to the elevated session)
• Added secure named pipe prefix to prevent squatting

Running gsudo from a non-admin user is now supported. The UAC popup will ask for an admin's user/password.

• From now on, gsudo.exe is code signed. (UAC popup will no longer show "Unknown Publisher")
• PowerShell commands elevation syntax changed as described in the readme.
• Bugfixing of small issues.

• Fixed issue when command line contains double quotes
• Allow to elevate powershell commands. (Uses Powershell as a shell if invoked from Powershell)

Many improvements, includig Attached console mode and much faster load times.

Initial official release.