Dotbot is used by [multiple](https://github.com/anishathalye/dotbot/issues/49#issuecomment-251576495) [users](https://github.com/anishathalye/dotbot/issues/124) — [including me](https://github.com/nagromc/machine-configuration/blob/4e1231bb409ccc2a2efa23c186c546a1e1ff3443/install.conf.yaml) — to symlink files in folders that need `root` privileges. It would be nice to add an option (just like `path` or `create`) to the `link` plugin to describe if the target needs to be symlinked with `root` privileges. We could name this option `sudo` or `root`. For example: ```yaml - link: /etc/some/restricted/path/whatever.conf: whatever.conf create: true sudo: true ~/.vimrc: vimrc sudo: false ``` Running `./install` would create two symlinks: - `/etc/some/restricted/path/whatever.conf` created as `root` - `~/.vimrc` created as regular current user If you prefer to keep Dotbot simple, we could create a plugin that extends the `link` plugin.
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