GDB with sudo

gdbsudo

#!/bin/sh
pkexec /usr/bin/gdb "$@"

gdbsudo.md

Create /usr/bin/gdbsudo

1. Copy gdbsudo to /usr/bin/gdbsudo
2. chmod +x /usr/bin/gdbsudo

launch.json

{
    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
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    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "(gdbsudo) Launch",
            "type": "cppdbg",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/path/to/your/program",
            "args": [],
            "stopAtEntry": true,
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
            "environment": [],
            "externalConsole": false,
            "MIMode": "gdb",
            "miDebuggerPath": "/usr/bin/gdbsudo",
            "setupCommands": [
                {
                    "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
                    "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
                    "ignoreFailures": true
                }
            ],
        }
    ]
}