February 4, 2024 at 12:33PM
Microsoft is introducing Linux ‘sudo’ feature in Windows Server 2025, allowing admins to elevate privileges for console applications. It aims to enhance security by enabling low-privileged users to execute certain commands as root. The leaked preview build displays new in-development settings for the Windows ‘sudo’ command, indicating its early stage of development. Source: BleepingComputer, WindowsLatest.
The meeting notes highlighted Microsoft’s plan to introduce the ‘sudo’ feature from Linux to Windows Server 2025. This feature is aimed at providing administrators with a new way to elevate privileges for console applications. The notes indicated that the leaked preview build of Windows Server 2025 contained new settings for the ‘sudo’ command, which can be accessed after enabling developer mode. However, it was noted that the ‘sudo’ command is not yet functional from the command line, indicating that it is still in the early stages of development. The notes also mentioned that the sudo command will likely provide additional functionalities such as running applications in a new window, with disabled input, and possibly in a non-interactive shell. It was acknowledged that Microsoft often tests new features in preview builds that may not necessarily make it into production builds. The team will be keeping an eye on how Microsoft integrates this feature into Windows.