added process elevation support to the relauncher, very experimental, has some bugs.

src/gui/res/MainWindowBase.ui

@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@
   </property>
   <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget">
    <layout class="QGridLayout">
-    <item row="6" column="6">
+    <item row="6" column="7">
      <widget class="QPushButton" name="m_pButtonToggleStart">
       <property name="text">
        <string>&amp;Start</string>
       </property>
      </widget>
     </item>
-    <item row="1" column="0" colspan="7">
+    <item row="1" column="0" colspan="8">
      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="m_pGroupServer">
       <property name="sizePolicy">
        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
       </layout>
      </widget>
     </item>
-    <item row="2" column="0" colspan="7">
+    <item row="2" column="0" colspan="8">
      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="m_pGroupClient">
       <property name="sizePolicy">
        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
       </property>
      </widget>
     </item>
-    <item row="3" column="0" colspan="7">
+    <item row="3" column="0" colspan="8">
      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="m_pGroupLog">
       <property name="title">
        <string>Log</string>
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
        <string/>
       </property>
       <property name="pixmap">
-       <pixmap resource="Synergy.qrc">:/res/icons/16x16/warning.png</pixmap>
+       <pixmap>:/res/icons/16x16/warning.png</pixmap>
       </property>
      </widget>
     </item>
@@ -237,6 +237,13 @@
       </property>
      </widget>
     </item>
+    <item row="6" column="6">
+     <widget class="QCheckBox" name="m_pElevateCheckBox">
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>&amp;Elevate</string>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
    </layout>
   </widget>
   <action name="m_pActionAbout">
@@ -323,9 +330,7 @@
    </property>
   </action>
  </widget>
- <resources>
+ <resources/>
-  <include location="Synergy.qrc"/>
- </resources>
  <connections>
   <connection>
    <sender>m_pButtonToggleStart</sender>

src/gui/src/Ipc.cpp

@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+// this class is a duplicate of /src/lib/ipc/Ipc.cpp
+
 #include "Ipc.h"
 
 const char*				kIpcMsgHello		= "IHEL%1i";
 const char*				kIpcMsgLogLine		= "ILOG%s";
-const char*				kIpcMsgCommand		= "ICMD%s";
+const char*				kIpcMsgCommand		= "ICMD%s%1i";
 const char*				kIpcMsgShutdown		= "ISDN";

src/gui/src/Ipc.h

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+// this class is a duplicate of /src/lib/ipc/Ipc.h
+
 #pragma once
 
 #define IPC_HOST "127.0.0.1"

src/gui/src/IpcClient.cpp

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void IpcClient::connected()
 {
 	char typeBuf[1];
 	typeBuf[0] = kIpcClientGui;
-	write(kIpcHello, 1, typeBuf);
+	sendHello();
 
 	infoMessage("connection established");
 }
@@ -89,30 +89,34 @@ void IpcClient::retryConnect()
 	}
 }
 
-void IpcClient::write(int code, int length, const char* data)
+void IpcClient::sendHello()
+{
+	QDataStream stream(m_Socket);
+	stream.writeRawData(kIpcMsgHello, 4);
+
+	char typeBuf[1];
+	typeBuf[0] = kIpcClientGui;
+	stream.writeRawData(typeBuf, 1);
+}
+
+void IpcClient::sendCommand(const QString& command, bool elevate)
 {
 	QDataStream stream(m_Socket);
 
-	switch (code) {
+	stream.writeRawData(kIpcMsgCommand, 4);
-	case kIpcHello:
+
-		stream.writeRawData(kIpcMsgHello, 4);
+	std::string stdStringCommand = command.toStdString();
-		stream.writeRawData(data, 1);
+	const char* charCommand = stdStringCommand.c_str();
-		break;
+	int length = strlen(charCommand);
 
-	case kIpcCommand: {
 	char lenBuf[4];
 	intToBytes(length, lenBuf, 4);
-
-		stream.writeRawData(kIpcMsgCommand, 4);
 	stream.writeRawData(lenBuf, 4);
-		stream.writeRawData(data, length);
+	stream.writeRawData(charCommand, length);
-		break;
-	}
 
-	default:
+	char elevateBuf[1];
-		std::cerr << "message type not supported: " << code << std::endl;
+	elevateBuf[0] = elevate ? 1 : 0;
-		break;
+	stream.writeRawData(elevateBuf, 1);
-	}
 }
 
 void IpcClient::handleReadLogLine(const QString& text)

src/gui/src/IpcClient.h

@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ public:
     IpcClient();
 	virtual ~IpcClient();
 
-	void write(int code, int length, const char* data);
+	void sendHello();
+	void sendCommand(const QString& command, bool elevate);
 	void connectToHost();
 	void disconnectFromHost();
 

src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp

@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QSettings& settings, AppConfig& appConfig) :
 	m_pTrayIcon(NULL),
 	m_pTrayIconMenu(NULL),
 	m_alreadyHidden(false),
-	m_SetupWizard(NULL)
+	m_SetupWizard(NULL),
+	m_ElevateProcess(false),
+	m_SuppressElevateWarning(false)
 {
 	setupUi(this);
 
@@ -85,6 +87,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QSettings& settings, AppConfig& appConfig) :
 	connect(&m_IpcClient, SIGNAL(errorMessage(const QString&)), this, SLOT(appendLogError(const QString&)));
 	connect(&m_IpcClient, SIGNAL(infoMessage(const QString&)), this, SLOT(appendLogNote(const QString&)));
 	m_IpcClient.connectToHost();
+#else
+	// elevate checkbox is only useful on ms windows.
+	m_pElevateCheckBox->hide();
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -133,13 +138,15 @@ void MainWindow::onModeChanged(bool firstRun, bool forceServiceApply)
 	else
 	{
 		// cause the service to stop creating processes.
-		sendDaemonCommand("", false);
+		m_IpcClient.sendCommand("", false);
 	}
 
 	if ((appConfig().processMode() == Desktop) && !firstRun && appConfig().autoConnect())
 	{
 		startSynergy();
 	}
+
+	m_pElevateCheckBox->setEnabled(appConfig().processMode() == Service);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::refreshStartButton()
@@ -221,6 +228,10 @@ void MainWindow::loadSettings()
 	m_pLineEditConfigFile->setText(settings().value("configFile", QDir::homePath() + "/" + synergyConfigName).toString());
 	m_pGroupClient->setChecked(settings().value("groupClientChecked", true).toBool());
 	m_pLineEditHostname->setText(settings().value("serverHostname").toString());
+
+	m_SuppressElevateWarning = true;
+	m_pElevateCheckBox->setChecked(settings().value("elevateChecked", false).toBool());
+	m_SuppressElevateWarning = false;
 }
 
 void MainWindow::initConnections()
@@ -452,7 +463,7 @@ void MainWindow::startSynergy()
 	if (serviceMode)
 	{
 		QString command(app + " " + args.join(" "));
-		sendDaemonCommand(command, true);
+		m_IpcClient.sendCommand(command, m_ElevateProcess);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -702,14 +713,29 @@ void MainWindow::on_m_pButtonConfigureServer_clicked()
 	dlg.exec();
 }
 
-void MainWindow::sendDaemonCommand(const QString& command, bool showErrors)
-{
-	std::string s = command.toStdString();
-	const char* data = s.c_str();
-	m_IpcClient.write(kIpcCommand, strlen(data), data);
-}
-
 void MainWindow::on_m_pActionWizard_triggered()
 {
 	m_SetupWizard->show();
 }
+
+void MainWindow::on_m_pElevateCheckBox_toggled(bool checked)
+{
+	if (checked && !m_SuppressElevateWarning) {
+		int r = QMessageBox::warning(
+			this, tr("Elevate Synergy"),
+			tr("Are you sure you want to elevate Synergy?\n\n"
+			   "This allows Synergy to interact with elevated processes "
+			   "and the UAC dialog, but can cause problems with non-elevated "
+			   "processes. Elevate Synergy only if you really need to."),
+			QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No);
+
+		if (r != QMessageBox::Yes) {
+			m_pElevateCheckBox->setChecked(false);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	m_ElevateProcess = checked;
+	settings().setValue("elevateChecked", checked);
+	settings().sync();
+}

src/gui/src/MainWindow.h

@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow, public Ui::MainWindowBase
 		void on_m_pActionAbout_triggered();
 		void on_m_pActionSettings_triggered();
 		void on_m_pActionWizard_triggered();
+		void on_m_pElevateCheckBox_toggled(bool checked);
 		void synergyFinished(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus);
 		void iconActivated(QSystemTrayIcon::ActivationReason reason);
 		void startSynergy();
@@ -132,7 +133,6 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow, public Ui::MainWindowBase
 		bool clientArgs(QStringList& args, QString& app);
 		bool serverArgs(QStringList& args, QString& app);
 		void setStatus(const QString& status);
-		void sendDaemonCommand(const QString& command, bool showErrors);
 		void sendIpcMessage(qIpcMessageType type, const char* buffer, bool showErrors);
 		void onModeChanged(bool firstRun, bool forceServiceApply);
 
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow, public Ui::MainWindowBase
 		VersionChecker m_versionChecker;
 		SetupWizard* m_SetupWizard;
 		IpcClient m_IpcClient;
+		bool m_ElevateProcess;
+		bool m_SuppressElevateWarning;
 };
 
 #endif

src/lib/ipc/CIpcClientProxy.cpp

@@ -173,10 +173,11 @@ CIpcCommandMessage*
 CIpcClientProxy::parseCommand()
 {
 	CString command;
-	CProtocolUtil::readf(&m_stream, kIpcMsgCommand + 4, &command);
+	UInt8 elevate;
+	CProtocolUtil::readf(&m_stream, kIpcMsgCommand + 4, &command, &elevate);
 
 	// must be deleted by event handler.
-	return new CIpcCommandMessage(command);
+	return new CIpcCommandMessage(command, elevate != 0);
 }
 
 void

src/lib/ipc/CIpcMessage.cpp

@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ CIpcLogLineMessage::~CIpcLogLineMessage()
 {
 }
 
-CIpcCommandMessage::CIpcCommandMessage(const CString& command) :
+CIpcCommandMessage::CIpcCommandMessage(const CString& command, bool elevate) :
 CIpcMessage(kIpcCommand),
-m_command(command)
+m_command(command),
+m_elevate(elevate)
 {
 }
 

src/lib/ipc/CIpcMessage.h

@@ -69,12 +69,16 @@ private:
 
 class CIpcCommandMessage : public CIpcMessage {
 public:
-	CIpcCommandMessage(const CString& command);
+	CIpcCommandMessage(const CString& command, bool elevate);
 	virtual ~CIpcCommandMessage();
 
 	//! Gets the command.
 	CString				command() const { return m_command; }
 
+	//! Gets whether or not the process should be elevated on MS Windows.
+	bool				elevate() const { return m_elevate; }
+
 private:
 	CString				m_command;
+	bool				m_elevate;
 };

src/lib/ipc/Ipc.cpp

@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
 
 const char*				kIpcMsgHello		= "IHEL%1i";
 const char*				kIpcMsgLogLine		= "ILOG%s";
-const char*				kIpcMsgCommand		= "ICMD%s";
+const char*				kIpcMsgCommand		= "ICMD%s%1i";
 const char*				kIpcMsgShutdown		= "ISDN";

src/lib/ipc/Ipc.h

@@ -33,7 +33,19 @@ enum EIpcClientType {
 	kIpcClientNode,
 };
 
+// handshake: node/gui -> daemon
+// $1 = type, the client identifies it's self as gui or node (synergyc/s).
 extern const char*		kIpcMsgHello;
+
+// log line: daemon -> gui
+// $1 = aggregate log lines collected from synergys/c or the daemon itself.
 extern const char*		kIpcMsgLogLine;
+
+// command: gui -> daemon
+// $1 = command; the command for the daemon to launch, typically the full
+// path to synergys/c. $2 = true when process must be elevated on ms windows.
 extern const char*		kIpcMsgCommand;
+
+// shutdown: daemon -> node
+// the daemon tells synergys/c to shut down gracefully.
 extern const char*		kIpcMsgShutdown;

src/lib/platform/CMSWindowsRelauncher.cpp

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #include <Tlhelp32.h>
 #include <UserEnv.h>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <Wtsapi32.h>
+#include <Shellapi.h>
 
 enum {
 	kOutputBufferSize = 4096
@@ -51,7 +53,8 @@ CMSWindowsRelauncher::CMSWindowsRelauncher(
 	m_stdOutWrite(NULL),
 	m_stdOutRead(NULL),
 	m_ipcServer(ipcServer),
-	m_ipcLogOutputter(ipcLogOutputter)
+	m_ipcLogOutputter(ipcLogOutputter),
+	m_elevateProcess(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ CMSWindowsRelauncher::getSessionId()
 }
 
 BOOL
-CMSWindowsRelauncher::winlogonInSession(DWORD sessionId, PHANDLE process)
+CMSWindowsRelauncher::isProcessInSession(const char* name, DWORD sessionId, PHANDLE process)
 {
 	// first we need to take a snapshot of the running processes
 	HANDLE snapshot = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0);
@@ -138,9 +141,8 @@ CMSWindowsRelauncher::winlogonInSession(DWORD sessionId, PHANDLE process)
 				// store the names so we can record them for debug
 				nameList.push_back(entry.szExeFile);
 
-				if (_stricmp(entry.szExeFile, "winlogon.exe") == 0) {
+				if (_stricmp(entry.szExeFile, name) == 0) {
 					pid = entry.th32ProcessID;
-					break;
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -167,67 +169,97 @@ CMSWindowsRelauncher::winlogonInSession(DWORD sessionId, PHANDLE process)
 			nameListJoin.append(", ");
 	}
 
-	LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "checked processes while looking for winlogon.exe: %s",
+	LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "processes in session %d: %s",
-		nameListJoin.c_str()));
+		sessionId, nameListJoin.c_str()));
 
 	CloseHandle(snapshot);
 
 	if (pid) {
 		// now get the process so we can get the process, with which
 		// we'll use to get the process token.
+		LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "found %s in session %i", name, sessionId));
 		*process = OpenProcess(MAXIMUM_ALLOWED, FALSE, pid);
 		return true;
 	}
 	else {
-		LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "could not find winlogon.exe in session %i", sessionId));
+		LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "could not find %s in session %i", name, sessionId));
 		return false;
 	}
 }
 
-// gets the current user (so we can launch under their session)
 HANDLE
-CMSWindowsRelauncher::getCurrentUserToken(DWORD sessionId, LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES security)
+CMSWindowsRelauncher::duplicateProcessToken(HANDLE process, LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES security)
 {
-	HANDLE currentToken;
+	HANDLE sourceToken;
-	HANDLE winlogonProcess;
 
-	if (winlogonInSession(sessionId, &winlogonProcess)) {
-
-		LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "session %i has winlogon.exe", sessionId));
-
-		// get the token, so we can re-launch with this token
-		// -- do we really need all these access bits?
 	BOOL tokenRet = OpenProcessToken(
-			winlogonProcess,
+		process,
-			TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES | TOKEN_QUERY | 
+		TOKEN_ASSIGN_PRIMARY | TOKEN_ALL_ACCESS,
-			TOKEN_DUPLICATE | TOKEN_ASSIGN_PRIMARY | 
+		&sourceToken);
-			TOKEN_ADJUST_SESSIONID | TOKEN_READ | TOKEN_WRITE,
-			&currentToken);
 
 	if (!tokenRet) {
-			LOG((CLOG_ERR "could not open token (error: %i)", GetLastError()));
+		LOG((CLOG_ERR "could not open token, process handle: %d (error: %i)", process, GetLastError()));
-			return 0;
+		return NULL;
-		}
-	}
-	else {
-
-		LOG((CLOG_ERR "session %i does not have winlogon.exe "
-			"which is needed for re-launch", sessionId));
-		return 0;
 	}
 	
-	HANDLE primaryToken;
+	LOG((CLOG_ERR "got token %i, duplicating", sourceToken));
+
+	HANDLE newToken;
 	BOOL duplicateRet = DuplicateTokenEx(
-		currentToken, MAXIMUM_ALLOWED, security,
+		sourceToken, TOKEN_ASSIGN_PRIMARY | TOKEN_ALL_ACCESS, security,
-		SecurityImpersonation, TokenPrimary, &primaryToken);
+		SecurityImpersonation, TokenPrimary, &newToken);
 
 	if (!duplicateRet) {
 		LOG((CLOG_ERR "could not duplicate token %i (error: %i)",
-			currentToken, GetLastError()));
+			sourceToken, GetLastError()));
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	
+	LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "duplicated, new token: %i", newToken));
+	return newToken;
+}
+
+// use either an elevated token (winlogon) or the user's session
+// token (non-elevated). processes launched with a non-elevated token
+// cannot interact with elevated processes.
+HANDLE 
+CMSWindowsRelauncher::getUserToken(DWORD sessionId, LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES security)
+{
+	if (m_elevateProcess) {
+		HANDLE process;
+		if (isProcessInSession("winlogon.exe", sessionId, &process)) {
+			return duplicateProcessToken(process, security);
+		}
+		else {
+			LOG((CLOG_ERR "could not find token in session %d", sessionId));
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+		return getSessionToken(sessionId, security);
+	}
+}
+
+HANDLE 
+CMSWindowsRelauncher::getSessionToken(DWORD sessionId, LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES security)
+{
+	HANDLE sourceToken;
+	if (!WTSQueryUserToken(sessionId, &sourceToken)) {
+		LOG((CLOG_ERR "could not get token from session %d (error: %i)", sessionId, GetLastError()));
 		return 0;
 	}
 	
-	return primaryToken;
+	HANDLE newToken;
+	if (!DuplicateTokenEx(
+		sourceToken, TOKEN_ASSIGN_PRIMARY | TOKEN_ALL_ACCESS, security,
+		SecurityImpersonation, TokenPrimary, &newToken)) {
+
+		LOG((CLOG_ERR "could not duplicate token (error: %i)", GetLastError()));
+		return 0;
+	}
+	
+	LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "duplicated, new token: %i", newToken));
+	return newToken;
 }
 
 void
@@ -319,12 +351,12 @@ CMSWindowsRelauncher::mainLoop(void*)
 			SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES sa;
 			ZeroMemory(&sa, sizeof(SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES));
 
-			// get the token for the user in active session, which is the
+			HANDLE userToken = getUserToken(sessionId, &sa);
-			// one receiving input from mouse and keyboard.
+			if (userToken == NULL) {
-			HANDLE userToken = getCurrentUserToken(sessionId, &sa);
+				// HACK: trigger retry mechanism.
-
+				launched = true;
-			if (userToken != 0) {
+				continue;
-				LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "got user token to launch new process"));
+			}
 
 			std::string cmd = command();
 			if (cmd == "") {
@@ -341,7 +373,7 @@ CMSWindowsRelauncher::mainLoop(void*)
 			STARTUPINFO si;
 			ZeroMemory(&si, sizeof(STARTUPINFO));
 			si.cb = sizeof(STARTUPINFO);
-				si.lpDesktop = "winsta0\\default";
+			si.lpDesktop = "winsta0\\Default"; // TODO: maybe this should be \winlogon if we have logonui.exe?
 			si.hStdError = m_stdOutWrite;
 			si.hStdOutput = m_stdOutWrite;
 			si.dwFlags |= STARTF_USESTDHANDLES;
@@ -353,7 +385,6 @@ CMSWindowsRelauncher::mainLoop(void*)
 					GetLastError()));
 				continue;
 			}
-				else {
 
 			DWORD creationFlags = 
 				NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS |
@@ -380,8 +411,6 @@ CMSWindowsRelauncher::mainLoop(void*)
 				launched = true;
 			}
 		}
-			}
-		}
 
 		if (sendSasEvent) {
 			// use SendSAS event to wait for next session.
@@ -406,11 +435,11 @@ CMSWindowsRelauncher::mainLoop(void*)
 }
 
 void
-CMSWindowsRelauncher::command(const std::string& command)
+CMSWindowsRelauncher::command(const std::string& command, bool elevate)
 {
 	LOG((CLOG_INFO "service command updated"));
-	LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "new command: %s", command.c_str()));
 	m_command = command;
+	m_elevateProcess = elevate;
 	m_commandChanged = true;
 }
 

src/lib/platform/CMSWindowsRelauncher.h

@@ -35,17 +35,19 @@ public:
 	virtual ~CMSWindowsRelauncher();
 	void startAsync();
 	std::string command() const;
-	void command(const std::string& command);
+	void command(const std::string& command, bool elevate);
 	void stop();
 
 private:
 	void mainLoop(void*);
-	BOOL winlogonInSession(DWORD sessionId, PHANDLE process);
+	BOOL isProcessInSession(const char* name, DWORD sessionId, PHANDLE process);
 	DWORD getSessionId();
-	HANDLE getCurrentUserToken(DWORD sessionId, LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES security);
 	void outputLoop(void*);
 	void shutdownProcess(HANDLE handle, DWORD pid, int timeout);
 	void shutdownExistingProcesses();
+	HANDLE				duplicateProcessToken(HANDLE process, LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES security);
+	HANDLE				getSessionToken(DWORD sessionId, LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES security);
+	HANDLE				getUserToken(DWORD sessionId, LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES security);
 
 private:
 	CThread* m_thread;
@@ -58,4 +60,5 @@ private:
 	CThread* m_outputThread;
 	CIpcServer&			m_ipcServer;
 	CIpcLogOutputter&	m_ipcLogOutputter;
+	bool				m_elevateProcess;
 };

src/lib/synergy/CDaemonApp.cpp

@@ -223,10 +223,11 @@ CDaemonApp::mainLoop(bool logToFile)
 		CGameDeviceInfo gameDevice;
 		CScreen dummyScreen(new CMSWindowsScreen(false, true, gameDevice));
 		
-		string command = ARCH->setting("Command");
+		CString command = ARCH->setting("Command");
+		bool elevate = ARCH->setting("Elevate") == "1";
 		if (command != "") {
 			LOG((CLOG_INFO "using last known command: %s", command.c_str()));
-			m_relauncher->command(command);
+			m_relauncher->command(command, elevate);
 		}
 
 		m_relauncher->startAsync();
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ CDaemonApp::handleIpcMessage(const CEvent& e, void*)
 		case kIpcCommand: {
 			CIpcCommandMessage* cm = static_cast<CIpcCommandMessage*>(m);
 			CString command = cm->command();
-			LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "got new command: %s", command.c_str()));
+			LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "new command, elevate=%d command=%s", cm->elevate(), command.c_str()));
 
 			CString debugArg("--debug");
 			int debugArgPos = command.find(debugArg);
@@ -319,16 +320,19 @@ CDaemonApp::handleIpcMessage(const CEvent& e, void*)
 				// store command in system settings. this is used when the daemon
 				// next starts.
 				ARCH->setting("Command", command);
+
+				// TODO: it would be nice to store bools/ints...
+				ARCH->setting("Elevate", CString(cm->elevate() ? "1" : "0"));
 			}
 			catch (XArch& e) {
-				LOG((CLOG_ERR "failed to save Command setting, %s", e.what().c_str()));
+				LOG((CLOG_ERR "failed to save settings, %s", e.what().c_str()));
 			}
 
 #if SYSAPI_WIN32
 			// tell the relauncher about the new command. this causes the
 			// relauncher to stop the existing command and start the new
 			// command.
-			m_relauncher->command(command);
+			m_relauncher->command(command, cm->elevate());
 #endif
 			break;
 		}

src/test/integtests/CIpcTests.cpp

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ CIpcTests::connectToServer_handleMessageReceived(const CEvent& e, void*)
 void
 CIpcTests::sendMessageToServer_handleClientConnected(const CEvent& e, void*)
 {	
-	CIpcCommandMessage m("test");
+	CIpcCommandMessage m("test", true);
 	m_sendMessageToServer_client->send(m);
 }