run0 (systemd)
Shares rank 42 of 86 privilege escalation tools by recommenders
Sudo alternative from systemd that uses Polkit and transient units instead of setuid, preferred for its design. Main caveat: poorly documented, with many interconnected points of failure.
Sudo alternative from systemd that uses Polkit and transient units instead of setuid, preferred for its design. Main caveat: poorly documented, with many interconnected points of failure.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Preferred design over setuid sudo
“fixes this "properly" by using Polkit & transient systemd units instead of setuid binaries like sudo”
Comment from 21 Mar 2026 in “Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords” “I really prefer the design of run0.”
Comment from 3 Feb 2026 in “Todd C. Miller – sudo Maintainer for over 30 years” Expected to replace sudo
“it does sound good though; I hope they switch to that”
Comment from 21 Mar 2026 in “Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords” “I'm looking forward to systemd's Run0”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “Homebrew 7.0.0”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Poorly documented, many interconnected failure points
“Is having something with half a dozen poorly documented interconnected points of failure really that awesome?”
Comment from 21 Mar 2026 in “Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords” Mostly systemd-run with different defaults
“It literally is `systemd-run`, just with slightly different defaults”
Comment from 1 Mar 2026 in “Ubuntu 26.04 ends a 40-year old sudo tradition”
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See all 86 privilege escalation tools, rankedWhat people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I'm looking forward to systemd's Run0”
“it does sound good though; I hope they switch to that”
“Is having something with half a dozen poorly documented interconnected points of failure really that awesome?”
“fixes this "properly" by using Polkit & transient systemd units instead of setuid binaries like sudo”
“It literally is `systemd-run`, just with slightly different defaults”
“set up some aliases and havent looked back”
“I really prefer the design of run0.”
“This seems like it would be great for Python, if I understand it right.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.