Create a sudo-like command for Powershell

RunElevated.ps1

#
# Author: Tad DeVries
# Email: [email protected]
# FileName: RunElevated.ps1
#
# Description:
# Creates a "sudo" like command to elevate another
# command to administrative level. This is used to
# simplify the CLI interaction and create a little
# home like feeling for the *nix users out there.
#
#
# Copyright (C) 2010 Tad DeVries
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
# of the License, or any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
#
# License Info: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
#
#

function RunElevated
{
    param( [string]$Program=$(Throw "Please specify a program"), [string]$Arguments = $args )

    $psi = new-object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo $Program;
    $psi.Arguments = $Arguments;
    $psi.Verb = "runas";
    $psi.WorkingDirectory = get-location;
    [System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start($psi);

    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
    Runs a programs with elevated privilages.

    .DESCRIPTION
    Runs a programs with elevated privilages. Just like good old sudo in Linux

    .INPUTS
    Any program needing admin privilages to run.

    .EXAMPLE
    RunElevated notepad temp.txt

    .EXAMPLE
    sudo notepad temp.txt

    .LINK
    http://splunk.net
    #>
}

##Set a simplified alias to mimic the *nix world
Set-Alias sudo RunElevated

##export module
Export-ModuleMember -Function * -Alias *

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