sudo always opens a new window by Console Host (ConHost)
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Description
Sudo for Windows version
sudo 1.0.1
Windows build number
10.0.26100.0
Other Software
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Steps to reproduce
- Windows Settings → System → For developers
- Set "Terminal" to "Windows Terminal"
- Toggle "Enable sudo" on
- Set "Configure how sudo runs applications" to "In a new window"
- Run a command with sudo
Expected Behavior
Open a new Windows Terminal window.
sudo used to adopt this behavior.
Actual Behavior
It always uses Console Host. It does not respect the value "Terminal" in the Settings.
Console Host halts running applications just by clicking its screen. This behavior is not compatible with management commands/software. Do not use it.
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported behavior with Windows Settings configured to use Windows Terminal and sudo set to open a new window. Trace the Windows implementation that selects the host application, then verify that the configured Terminal is used instead of Console Host when the setting is enabled.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100