[Req] "RunAs" context option for button bar

[Helix751]

A "RunAs" option added to the context menu for the buttons in the button-bar would be really helpful.

I have migrated all the local accounts in my machines which belonged to the Administrators group to either the Power Users or Users group, to help enforce the security in my systems. This is indeed considered the most basic mechanism to ensure a secure infrastructure, according to many "best administration practices" guides (Link).

With this option implemented it would be much easier to run button apps (especially registry editors, disk defraggers and checkers, partition utilities, control panel system or administrative applets and so on, while keeping a more secure system (I normally really use my administrative rights to clean/tweak the system, install an app. and the like, but certaily not to read my e-mail, manage my downloads, surf the web or deal with my office documents. I have found that most times I even do not need more than Power Users rights to perform most tasks in Total Commander, but when I really need to run an app as a sysadmin, I still have to use either the command line, the CMD box or the Windows "Run" dialog.

[ado]

how do you start those commands that needs admin priviledges?
If you find them in panel and you start it using Enter, you can create button in button bar with command
runas /user:ComputerName\administrator and parameter %n. And then instead of Enter you'll press that button.
Another way...if you prefer faster way, is to create buttons or whole subbar for such commands...

[Helix751]

I know there are workarounds and those are the ones, BUT I want to run certain apps sometimes as a Power User (my normal profile) and a few times as a sysadmin. I find it somewhat ugly and less efficient to have 2 buttons, one for each mode, instead of having a context menu option that can be used the same as the RunAs.. option displayed by explorer (also shown in TC when right+hold clicking over an executable in the filelist. This option in WinXP is even interactive, so it is much easier to use than the plain 'runas' command.