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It's sudo, for Windows
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Please add `-b` or shell job as an argument. #37

Open luke-beep opened 8 months ago

luke-beep commented 8 months ago

Description of the new feature / enhancement

The original Unix sudo command line utility supports a -b/-background option, which tells sudo to run the given command in the background.

Scenario when this would be used?

Simplify Task Delegation with Sudo's -b Option on Windows.

Example: In the routine of a system administrator, tasks like software updates and network adjustments are common. With the -b option in sudo, these tasks become more "streamlined"; easier to perform without the visual clutter. For instance, executing sudo -b winget upgrade --all allows for background updates of the system's software, eliminating the need for visual clutter and saving valuable time.

By leveraging the -b/-background option with sudo, administrators & casuals can streamline task delegation and improve efficiency in system management. It'd also be very useful to me <3

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zadjii-msft commented 8 months ago

This seems like it would be super easy, at least on it's face. Currently, sudo spawns an elevated sudo (which gets a hidden, elevated console). Then we have the admin sudo detach from its console, and attach to the original one instead.

If we just... didn't do that detach/reattach dance, that would probably just work? The target would be connected to a hidden console window. I'm betting this should be easy.

I'd wanna double check