/elevate.ps1
Last active Aug 29, 2015
Better elevation script for powershell
| # | |
| # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. | |
| # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); | |
| # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. | |
| # You may obtain a copy of the License at | |
| # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | |
| # | |
| # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | |
| # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, | |
| # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. | |
| # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and | |
| # limitations under the License. | |
| # | |
| #========================================================================= | |
| # ELEVATE-THIS-SCRIPT | |
| #========================================================================= | |
| If (-Not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) { | |
| Start-Process -wait -FilePath PowerShell.exe -windowstyle hidden -Verb Runas -WorkingDirectory (pwd) -ArgumentList $(@($MyInvocation.Line.Replace($MyInvocation.InvocationName, $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition) ,"$($MyInvocation.InvocationName) $args")[$MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition -ne ""]) ; return | |
| } | |
| # actual script requirng elevation goes here. |
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