Admin rights

[manzick]

How can I start terminal with admin rights? As I know UWP app can't start as administrator. For example, I want to install Chocolatey Package Manager, but I see this.

P.S, Sorry me for my english language. =)

[felixse]

I have no idea so far if this can be achieved with the limitations of UWP. You could try this: http://blog.lukesampson.com/sudo-for-windows

Would be nice to know if it works 🤔

[manuelelucchi]

Centennial Apps can call for admin rights (see Desktop App Converter in the store) so you can maybe elevate to admin rights the Node.js part that calls the commands

[felixse]

I will have a look at this, but I am afraid this will be a Microsoft exclusive thing.

FYI, there is no node.js running in the background of this App, the SystemTray is using winpty to host the shell processes. Guess I should write down something about the general architecture soon.

Just want to be helpful. Here what I've found:

• How to request administrator permissions when the program starts?
• Create and Embed an Application Manifest (UAC)

[felixse]

There are two problems:

1. This is not supported for UWP FullTrust processes right now (At least not until RS5)
2. If we start SystemTray elevated every shell would be always elevated. I don't think this would be as intended.

What might work is to further encapsulate TerminalSession in a new process that we start with startInfo.Verb = "runas"; But I'm not 100% sure if this will work, needs some more investigation.

But nevertheless thanks for your effort 😃

[spurll]

I'd love to run FluentTerminal as my main console emulator, but not being able to right-click and Run as Administrator is a big drawback.

[hanskokx]

@spurll As a temporary workaround (or, permanent?), I use the following solution: http://blog.lukesampson.com/sudo-for-windows

(as @felixse pointed out in post 2)

[felixse]

We might actually be able to support elevated shells starting with the 1809 update and ConPTY

[RichardBronosky]

Has anyone found a solution yet?

[felixse]

So far only the workarounds that were posted here. A real solution is dependent on 1809, which I had no chance to install yet

[tobiaskohlbau]

There exists new information within a blog series (originally anwesered within here).

Maybe there are information about how to handle this with UWP.

[ynsgnr]

For Chocolatey , you can give access to C:\ProgramData\chocolatey for users in "rigth click chocolatey folder>Properties>Security>Edit>Users>Tick Full Access and save by clicking OK or approving whatever prompt you get