chocolatey / chocolatey/choco

Please elevate session, or spawn elevated session as necessary.

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Description

I cannot express how frustrating it is to be working in a normal powershell session and then need to install something via cinst only to get a security exception. Please elevate the session when necessary with RunAs or Invoke-Command -Verb when necessary.

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Research direction

The issue names no repository files or tests; start by tracing the cinst command path and reviewing how a normal PowerShell session handles the requested elevation. Compare the existing behavior with the mentioned RunAs or Invoke-Command -Verb approaches, with done defined as elevating or spawning an elevated session when necessary.

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Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
cli, operating-systems, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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