How do I launch RHEL Desktop as root user (using sodo) from Windows desktop?

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Issue

  • We need RHEL Desktop (e.g. Gnome or KDE) to be launched from Windows system as root credentials.
  • We do not wish to share root password to user to achieve this.
  • Can entire desktop environment be launched on Windows machine using sudo?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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