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Downloads:

131,016

Downloads of v 1.1.3:

28,485

Last Update:

21 Dec 2022

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Jan Hebnes

Tags:

sudo console cmd command elevate administrator

Sudo

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1.1.3 | Updated: 21 Dec 2022

Downloads:

131,016

Downloads of v 1.1.3:

28,485

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Jan Hebnes

Sudo 1.1.3

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  • 2
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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install Sudo, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade Sudo, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall Sudo, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade sudo -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade sudo -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install sudo
  win_chocolatey:
    name: sudo
    version: '1.1.3'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'sudo' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '1.1.3'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller sudo
{
    Name     = "sudo"
    Version  = "1.1.3"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'sudo':
  ensure   => '1.1.3',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

Package Approved

This package was approved as a trusted package on 21 Dec 2022.

Description

Used from a command line as e.g. "sudo cmd" or "sudo notepad" to elevate directly from the shell, can preserve current directory using e.g "sudo . cmd"


bin\sudo.cmd
@echo off

:: Pass execution context information through environment variables.
set SUDO_CMDLINE=%*
set SUDO_ARG1=%1
set SUDO_ARG2=%2
set SUDO_CD="%CD%"
set SUDO_DRIVE=%CD:~0,2%

:: %~dpn0 is refering to this files name and %* sends along the full commandline  
cscript //nologo "%~dpn0.vbs" %*
bin\sudo.vbs
' //***************************************************************************
' // ***** Script Header *****
' //
' // File:      Sudo.vbs
' // Additional files required:  Sudo.cmd
' //
' // Purpose:   To provide a command line method of launching applications that
' //            prompt for elevation (Run as Administrator).
' //
' // Usage:     (Not used directly.  Launched from Sudo.cmd)
' //
' // Version:   1.1.3
' // Date :     21-dec-2022
' //
' // History:
' // 1.0.0   01-Feb-2007  Created initial version used internally.
' // 1.0.1   01-Mar-2007  Added detailed usage output.
' // 1.0.0	 23-Oct-2013  Released on chocolatey
' // 1.0.1   08-Sep-2014  chocolatey framework changes required new version
' // 1.0.2   12-Jun-2015  chocolatey framework changes required new version
' // 1.1.0   20-Apr-2018  Added the option of keeping current directory 
' //                      context by using the inserted . or _ as first command argument 
' //                      when used a context cmd shell window is opened for setting 
' //                      current directory context using _ hides this window 
' // 1.1.1   04-Feb-2019  Added the -V or -version option to query the version of sudo
' // 1.1.2   27-dec-2019  Retain current directory even with special chars (janusblack)
' // 1.1.3   21-dec-2022  Fix choco uninstall sudo not deleting sudo.exe shim (gerardog)
' // ***** End Header *****
' //***************************************************************************

Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set objWshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objWshProcessEnv = objWshShell.Environment("PROCESS")

' Get execution context information from sudo.cmd passed in through environment variables.
strCommandLine = objWshProcessEnv("SUDO_CMDLINE")
strApplicationArgument1 = objWshProcessEnv("SUDO_ARG1")
strApplicationArgument2 = objWshProcessEnv("SUDO_ARG2")
strCurrentDirectory = objWshProcessEnv("SUDO_CD")
strCurrentDrive = objWshProcessEnv("SUDO_DRIVE")

If (WScript.Arguments.Count >= 1) Then
    strFlag = WScript.Arguments(0)
    If (strFlag = "") OR (strFlag="help") OR (strFlag="/h") OR (strFlag="\h") OR (strFlag="-h") _
        OR (strFlag = "\?") OR (strFlag = "/?") OR (strFlag = "-?") OR (strFlag="h") _
        OR (strFlag = "?") Then
        DisplayUsage
		WScript.Quit
    ElseIf (strFlag="-V") OR (strFlag="--version") Then
        DisplayVersion
		WScript.Quit
    Else

        boolKeepCurrentDirectoryContext = ((strApplicationArgument1 = ".") OR (strApplicationArgument1 = "_"))
        boolHideCurrentDirectoryContextCommandWindow = (strApplicationArgument1 = "_")

        If (boolKeepCurrentDirectoryContext = True) Then
            
            If (Len(strApplicationArgument2) > 0) Then  
                strApplication = strApplicationArgument2
                strArguments = Right(strCommandLine, (Len(strCommandLine) - (Len(strApplicationArgument1) + Len(strApplicationArgument2) + 1)))
            Else
                strApplication = "cmd"
                strArguments = ""
            End If

            'Shell.ShellExecute method https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/gg537745(v=vs.85).aspx

            If (boolHideCurrentDirectoryContextCommandWindow) Then            
                vShow = 0 'Open the application with a hidden window
                'vShow = 2 'Open the application with a minimized window
                'vShow = 7 'Open the application with a minimized window. The active window remains active.
            Else
                'vShow = 1  'Open the application with a normal window. If the window is minimized or maximized, the system restores it to its original size and position.
                vShow = 10 'Open the application with its window in the default state specified by the application.
            End If

            'WScript.Echo "objShell.ShellExecute ""cmd"",""/C """ & strCurrentDrive & " && cd " & strCurrentDirectory & " && " & strApplication & " " & strArguments & """, """ & strCurrentDirectory & """, ""runas"", " & vShow
            objShell.ShellExecute "cmd","/C """ & strCurrentDrive & " && cd " & strCurrentDirectory & " && " & strApplication & " " & strArguments & """", strCurrentDirectory, "runas", vShow

        Else
            strApplication = strApplicationArgument1
            strArguments = Right(strCommandLine, (Len(strCommandLine) - Len(strApplication)))
        
            'WScript.Echo "objShell.ShellExecute """ & strApplication & """, """ & strArguments & """, """ & strCurrentDirectory & """, ""runas"" "
            objShell.ShellExecute strApplication, strArguments, strCurrentDirectory, "runas"

            'Note that strCurrentDirectory is not respected when runas is used, why the piped commands on a command shell is in use above 

        End if
         
    End If
Else
    DisplayUsage
    WScript.Quit
End If

Sub DisplayVersion

    WScript.Echo "Sudo version 1.1.3" & vbCrLf & _
        "https://chocolatey.org/packages/Sudo" & vbCrLf & _
        "https://github.com/janhebnes/chocolatey-packages/tree/master/Sudo" & vbCrLf

End Sub

Sub DisplayUsage

    WScript.Echo "Start application that prompt for elevation (Run as Administrator)." & vbCrLf & _
                 "" & vbCrLf & _
                "SUDO command" & vbCrLf & _
				"" & vbCrLf & _
				"    elevate command" & vbCrLf & _
				"" & vbCrLf & _
				"SUDO . command" & vbCrLf & _
				"" & vbCrLf & _
				"    elevate and preserve current directory" & vbCrLf & _
				"" & vbCrLf & _
				"SUDO _ command" & vbCrLf & _
				"" & vbCrLf & _
				"    elevate and preserve current directory but hide context window used to set context" & vbCrLf & _
				"" & vbCrLf & _
				"SUDO notepad %cd%\hosts" & vbCrLf & _
				"" & vbCrLf & _
				"    Note also the option of getting the current directory using %CD%\ where you would have used .\" & vbCrLf & _
				 "" & vbCrLf & _
                 "SUDO -V " & vbCrLf & _
                 "SUDO --version" & vbCrLf & _
                 "" & vbCrLf & _
				"    Prints the sudo version as well as the chocolatey package source" & vbCrLf & _
                 "" & vbCrLf & _
                 "Examples:" & vbCrLf & _
                 "" & vbCrLf & _
                 "    sudo cmd /k cd ""C:\Program Files""" & vbCrLf & _
                 "    or       sudo . cmd" & vbCrLf & _
                 "    or       sudo . " & vbCrLf & _
                 "" & vbCrLf & _
                 "    sudo powershell -NoExit -Command Set-Location 'C:\Windows'" & vbCrLf & _
                 "    or       sudo . powershell" & vbCrLf & _
                 "" & vbCrLf & _
                 "    sudo notepad ""c:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts""" & vbCrLf & _
                 "    or       sudo _ notepad hosts" & vbCrLf & _
                 "    or       sudo notepad %cd%\hosts" & vbCrLf & _
                 "" & vbCrLf & _
                 "" & vbCrLf & _
                 "Note that keeping current directory requires an elevated cmd shell " & vbCrLf & _
                 "that sets directory context before executing your command. " & vbCrLf & _ 
                 "" & vbCrLf & _
                 "You can also keep context by working with %CD%\ on file locations." & vbCrLf & _
                 "" & vbCrLf & _
                 "Usage with scripts: When using the sudo command with scripts such as" & vbCrLf & _
                 "Windows Script Host or Windows PowerShell scripts, you should specify" & vbCrLf & _
                 "the script host executable (i.e., wscript, cscript, powershell) as the " & vbCrLf & _
                 "application." & vbCrLf & _
                 "" & vbCrLf & _
                 "Sample usage with scripts:" & vbCrLf & _
                 "" & vbCrLf & _
                 "    sudo cscript ""C:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs"" " & vbCrLf & _
                 "    sudo powershell -NoExit -Command & 'C:\Temp\Test.ps1'" & vbCrLf & _
                 "" & vbCrLf & _
                 "" & vbCrLf & _
                 "The sudo command consists of sudo.cmd and sudo.vbs" & vbCrLf

End Sub
tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1
Remove-BinFile 'Sudo' '..\lib\Sudo.1.0\bin\sudo.cmd'
Remove-BinFile 'Sudo' '..\lib\Sudo.1.0\bin\sudo.vbs'
Remove-BinFile 'Sudo' '..\lib\Sudo.1.0.1\bin\sudo.cmd'
Remove-BinFile 'Sudo' '..\lib\Sudo.1.0.1\bin\sudo.vbs'
Remove-BinFile 'Sudo' '..\lib\Sudo.1.1.0\bin\sudo.cmd'
Remove-BinFile 'Sudo' '..\lib\Sudo.1.1.0\bin\sudo.vbs'
Generate-BinFile 'Sudo' '..\lib\Sudo\bin\sudo.cmd'
tools\chocolateyUninstall.ps1
Remove-BinFile 'Sudo' 'sudo.exe'

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Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
Sudo 1.1.2 63795 Friday, December 27, 2019 Approved
Sudo 1.1.1 12414 Monday, February 4, 2019 Approved
Sudo 1.1.0 7667 Friday, April 20, 2018 Approved
Sudo 1.0.2 12627 Friday, June 12, 2015 Approved
Sudo 1.0.1 4209 Monday, September 8, 2014 Approved
Sudo 1.0 1819 Wednesday, October 23, 2013 Approved

(Version 1.1) Introduces option for preserving current directory. e.g. "sudo . cmd" or just "sudo ." (Version 1.1.1) Added -V and --version parameters for checking version (Version 1.1.2) Retain current directory even with special chars (Version 1.1.3) Fix choco uninstall sudo not deleting sudo.exe shim


This package has no dependencies.

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