diff --git a/src/slash-bedrock/libexec/pmm b/src/slash-bedrock/libexec/pmm
index a0707256..c05062cb 100755
--- a/src/slash-bedrock/libexec/pmm
+++ b/src/slash-bedrock/libexec/pmm
@@ -177,6 +177,19 @@ fi
 #
 #     package_manager_canary_executables["xbps"] = "xbps-install"
 #
+# - A supersedes[] entry, mapping a package manager name to another indicates
+# that the given package managers operations will take precedence
+# over shared operations in the superseded package manager. For example:
+#
+#     supersedes["yay"] = "pacman"
+#
+# - A auto_escalate[] entry, mapping a package manager name to a privilege
+# escalating executable indicates the package manager has automatic privilege
+# escalating behavior and will automatically escalate other package managers
+# where appropriate using the mapped executable. For example:
+#
+#     auto_escalate["yay"] = "sudo"
+#
 # - user_interfaces[], a map from either a [package-manager, operation] or a
 # [package-manager, flag] to a string representing a user interface call
 # requesting the corresponding operation or flag.  Variable components, such as
@@ -267,6 +280,8 @@ $(cat /bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/* /bedrock/share/pmm/help /bedrock/sha
 # - operations[]
 # - system_package_managers[]
 # - package_manager_canary_executables[]
+# - supersedes[]
+# - auto_escalate[]
 # - am_root
 #
 # Additional, the following values are gathered while parsing the provided
@@ -788,6 +803,12 @@ function prep_shell_environment(stratum, package_manager, items, cmd,
 		output = output " export unprivileged_user=\"sudo -u " unprivileged_user "\";"
 	}
 
+	if (am_root || cmd !~ /[$]\{root_user\}/ || auto_escalate[ui] == "") {
+		output = output " export root_user=\"\";"
+	} else {
+		output = output " export root_user=\"" auto_escalate[ui] "\";"
+	}
+
 	output = output " export flags=\""
 	count = 0
 	for (f in global_flags) {
@@ -828,6 +849,9 @@ function show_cmd(cmd, env,
 	if (env ~ /export unprivileged_user=""/) {
 		gsub(/\$\{unprivileged_user\} /,"", show)
 	}
+	if (env ~ /export root_user=""/) {
+		gsub(/\$\{root_user\} /,"", show)
+	}
 	# Escape everything except shell variables to ensure ${stratum} et al
 	# are expanded.
 	gsub(/[^\na-zA-Z0-9_\/${}-]/,"\\\\&", show)
diff --git a/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/apk b/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/apk
index 2fb22142..0dbf547b 100644
--- a/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/apk
+++ b/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/apk
@@ -41,21 +41,21 @@ user_interfaces["apk", "update-file-database"]     = "" # file search command do
 user_interfaces["apk", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "" # no limited upgrade concept
 user_interfaces["apk", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "pmm upgrade"
 
-implementations["apk", "install-packages"]         = "strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} add ${items}"
-implementations["apk", "reinstall-packages"]       = "strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} fix -r ${items}"
-implementations["apk", "remove-packages-limited"]  = "strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} del ${items}"
-implementations["apk", "remove-packages-full"]     = "strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} del --purge ${items}"
+implementations["apk", "install-packages"]         = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} add ${items}"
+implementations["apk", "reinstall-packages"]       = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} fix -r ${items}"
+implementations["apk", "remove-packages-limited"]  = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} del ${items}"
+implementations["apk", "remove-packages-full"]     = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} del --purge ${items}"
 implementations["apk", "verify-packages"]          = "" # could not find operation in package manager documentation
-implementations["apk", "verify-all-packages"]      = "strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} audit --system --check-permissions ${items}"
-implementations["apk", "mark-packages-explicit"]   = "strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} add ${items}"
-implementations["apk", "mark-packages-implicit"]   = "strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} del ${items}"
-implementations["apk", "show-package-information"] = "strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} info ${items}"
+implementations["apk", "verify-all-packages"]      = "strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} audit --system --check-permissions"
+implementations["apk", "mark-packages-explicit"]   = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} add ${items}"
+implementations["apk", "mark-packages-implicit"]   = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} del ${items}"
+implementations["apk", "show-package-information"] = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} info ${items}"
 implementations["apk", "clear-cache"]              = "" # could not find operation in package manager documentation
 implementations["apk", "remove-orphans"]           = "" # implicit with apk del
-implementations["apk", "update-package-database"]  = "strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} update"
+implementations["apk", "update-package-database"]  = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} update"
 implementations["apk", "update-file-database"]     = "" # no file database concept
-implementations["apk", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} upgrade"
-implementations["apk", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} upgrade"
+implementations["apk", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} upgrade"
+implementations["apk", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} upgrade"
 
 #
 # Combine operations.
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ user_interfaces["apk", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-pac
 user_interfaces["apk", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-full,install-packages"]    = ""
 
 implementations["apk", "clear-cache,remove-orphans"]                                                             = ""
-implementations["apk", "mark-packages-implicit,remove-orphans"]                                                  = "strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} del ${items}"
-implementations["apk", "remove-packages-limited,remove-orphans"]                                                 = "strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} del ${items}"
-implementations["apk", "remove-packages-full,remove-orphans"]                                                    = "strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} del --purge ${items}"
-implementations["apk", "update-package-database,update-file-database"]                                           = "strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} update"
+implementations["apk", "mark-packages-implicit,remove-orphans"]                                                  = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} del ${items}"
+implementations["apk", "remove-packages-limited,remove-orphans"]                                                 = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} del ${items}"
+implementations["apk", "remove-packages-full,remove-orphans"]                                                    = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} del --purge ${items}"
+implementations["apk", "update-package-database,update-file-database"]                                           = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apk ${flags} update"
 implementations["apk", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-partial"]                                       = ""
 implementations["apk", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-full"]                                          = ""
 implementations["apk", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-partial"]                  = ""
diff --git a/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/apt b/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/apt
index cbfc5a73..798bb287 100644
--- a/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/apt
+++ b/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/apt
@@ -41,21 +41,21 @@ user_interfaces["apt", "update-file-database"]     = "pmm-file update"
 user_interfaces["apt", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "pmm upgrade"
 user_interfaces["apt", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "pmm dist-upgrade/full-upgrade"
 
-implementations["apt", "install-packages"]         = "strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} install ${items}"
-implementations["apt", "reinstall-packages"]       = "strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} reinstall ${items}"
-implementations["apt", "remove-packages-limited"]  = "strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} remove ${items}"
-implementations["apt", "remove-packages-full"]     = "strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} purge ${items}"
-implementations["apt", "verify-packages"]          = "strat -r ${stratum} dpkg -V ${items}"
-implementations["apt", "verify-all-packages"]      = "strat -r ${stratum} dpkg -V"
-implementations["apt", "mark-packages-explicit"]   = "strat -r ${stratum} apt-mark manual ${items}"
-implementations["apt", "mark-packages-implicit"]   = "strat -r ${stratum} apt-mark auto ${items}"
+implementations["apt", "install-packages"]         = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} install ${items}"
+implementations["apt", "reinstall-packages"]       = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} reinstall ${items}"
+implementations["apt", "remove-packages-limited"]  = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} remove ${items}"
+implementations["apt", "remove-packages-full"]     = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} purge ${items}"
+implementations["apt", "verify-packages"]          = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} dpkg -V ${items}"
+implementations["apt", "verify-all-packages"]      = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} dpkg -V"
+implementations["apt", "mark-packages-explicit"]   = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apt-mark manual ${items}"
+implementations["apt", "mark-packages-implicit"]   = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apt-mark auto ${items}"
 implementations["apt", "show-package-information"] = "strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} show ${items}"
-implementations["apt", "clear-cache"]              = "strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} clean"
-implementations["apt", "remove-orphans"]           = "strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} autoremove"
-implementations["apt", "update-package-database"]  = "strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} update"
-implementations["apt", "update-file-database"]     = "strat -r ${stratum} apt-file update"
-implementations["apt", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} upgrade"
-implementations["apt", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} full-upgrade"
+implementations["apt", "clear-cache"]              = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} clean"
+implementations["apt", "remove-orphans"]           = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} autoremove"
+implementations["apt", "update-package-database"]  = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} update"
+implementations["apt", "update-file-database"]     = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apt-file update"
+implementations["apt", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} upgrade"
+implementations["apt", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} apt ${flags} full-upgrade"
 
 #
 # Combine operations.
diff --git a/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/brl b/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/brl
index 7add1bd4..7d6876fc 100644
--- a/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/brl
+++ b/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/brl
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ implementations["brl", "verify-all-packages"]      = ""
 implementations["brl", "mark-packages-explicit"]   = ""
 implementations["brl", "mark-packages-implicit"]   = ""
 implementations["brl", "show-package-information"] = ""
-implementations["brl", "clear-cache"]              = "rm -rf /bedrock/var/cache/"
+implementations["brl", "clear-cache"]              = "${root_user} rm -rf /bedrock/var/cache/"
 implementations["brl", "remove-orphans"]           = ""
-implementations["brl", "update-package-database"]  = "brl update"
+implementations["brl", "update-package-database"]  = "${root_user} brl update"
 implementations["brl", "update-file-database"]     = ""
-implementations["brl", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "brl update"
-implementations["brl", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "brl update"
+implementations["brl", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "${root_user} brl update"
+implementations["brl", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "${root_user} brl update"
 
 #
 # Combine operations.
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ implementations["brl", "mark-packages-implicit,remove-orphans"]
 implementations["brl", "remove-packages-limited,remove-orphans"]                                                 = ""
 implementations["brl", "remove-packages-full,remove-orphans"]                                                    = ""
 implementations["brl", "update-package-database,update-file-database"]                                           = ""
-implementations["brl", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-partial"]                                       = "brl update"
-implementations["brl", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-full"]                                          = "brl update"
-implementations["brl", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-partial"]                  = "brl update"
-implementations["brl", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-full"]                     = "brl update"
+implementations["brl", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-partial"]                                       = "${root_user} brl update"
+implementations["brl", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-full"]                                          = "${root_user} brl update"
+implementations["brl", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-partial"]                  = "${root_user} brl update"
+implementations["brl", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-full"]                     = "${root_user} brl update"
 implementations["brl", "update-package-database,install-packages"]                                               = ""
 implementations["brl", "update-package-database,update-file-database,install-packages"]                          = ""
 implementations["brl", "upgrade-packages-limited,install-packages"]                                              = ""
diff --git a/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/dnf b/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/dnf
index 421928f3..f4e094c5 100644
--- a/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/dnf
+++ b/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/dnf
@@ -48,21 +48,21 @@ user_interfaces["dnf", "update-file-database"]     = "" # uses combine
 user_interfaces["dnf", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "" # uses combine
 user_interfaces["dnf", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "" # uses combine
 
-implementations["dnf", "install-packages"]         = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf ${flags} install ${items} && strat -r ${stratum} dnf ${flags} mark install ${items}"
-implementations["dnf", "reinstall-packages"]       = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf ${flags} reinstall ${items}"
-implementations["dnf", "remove-packages-limited"]  = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf -C ${flags} remove ${items}"
-implementations["dnf", "remove-packages-full"]     = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf -C ${flags} remove ${items}"
-implementations["dnf", "verify-packages"]          = "strat -r ${stratum} rpm -V ${items}"
-implementations["dnf", "verify-all-packages"]      = "strat -r ${stratum} rpm -Va"
-implementations["dnf", "mark-packages-explicit"]   = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf -C ${flags} mark install ${items}"
-implementations["dnf", "mark-packages-implicit"]   = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf -C ${flags} mark remove ${items}"
+implementations["dnf", "install-packages"]         = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} dnf ${flags} install ${items} && ${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} dnf ${flags} mark install ${items}"
+implementations["dnf", "reinstall-packages"]       = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} dnf ${flags} reinstall ${items}"
+implementations["dnf", "remove-packages-limited"]  = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} dnf -C ${flags} remove ${items}"
+implementations["dnf", "remove-packages-full"]     = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} dnf -C ${flags} remove ${items}"
+implementations["dnf", "verify-packages"]          = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} rpm -V ${items}"
+implementations["dnf", "verify-all-packages"]      = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} rpm -Va"
+implementations["dnf", "mark-packages-explicit"]   = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} dnf -C ${flags} mark install ${items}"
+implementations["dnf", "mark-packages-implicit"]   = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} dnf -C ${flags} mark remove ${items}"
 implementations["dnf", "show-package-information"] = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf -C ${flags} info ${items}"
-implementations["dnf", "clear-cache"]              = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf -C ${flags} clean all"
-implementations["dnf", "remove-orphans"]           = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf -C ${flags} autoremove"
+implementations["dnf", "clear-cache"]              = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} dnf -C ${flags} clean all"
+implementations["dnf", "remove-orphans"]           = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} dnf -C ${flags} autoremove"
 implementations["dnf", "update-package-database"]  = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf --refresh ${flags} check-update || true"
 implementations["dnf", "update-file-database"]     = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf --refresh ${flags} check-update || true"
-implementations["dnf", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf ${flags} upgrade"
-implementations["dnf", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf ${flags} upgrade"
+implementations["dnf", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} dnf ${flags} upgrade"
+implementations["dnf", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} dnf ${flags} upgrade"
 
 #
 # Combine operations.
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ implementations["dnf", "mark-packages-implicit,remove-orphans"]
 implementations["dnf", "remove-packages-limited,remove-orphans"]                                                 = ""
 implementations["dnf", "remove-packages-full,remove-orphans"]                                                    = ""
 implementations["dnf", "update-package-database,update-file-database"]                                           = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf --refresh ${flags} check-update || true"
-implementations["dnf", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-partial"]                                       = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf --refresh ${flags} upgrade"
-implementations["dnf", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-full"]                                          = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf --refresh ${flags} upgrade"
-implementations["dnf", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-partial"]                  = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf --refresh ${flags} upgrade"
-implementations["dnf", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-full"]                     = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf --refresh ${flags} upgrade"
+implementations["dnf", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-partial"]                                       = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} dnf --refresh ${flags} upgrade"
+implementations["dnf", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-full"]                                          = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} dnf --refresh ${flags} upgrade"
+implementations["dnf", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-partial"]                  = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} dnf --refresh ${flags} upgrade"
+implementations["dnf", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-full"]                     = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} dnf --refresh ${flags} upgrade"
 implementations["dnf", "update-package-database,install-packages"]                                               = ""
 implementations["dnf", "update-package-database,update-file-database,install-packages"]                          = ""
 implementations["dnf", "upgrade-packages-limited,install-packages"]                                              = ""
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ implementations["dnf", "is-package-installed"]               = "strat -r ${strat
 implementations["dnf", "is-package-available"]               = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf -Cq info ${items} >/dev/null 2>&1"
 implementations["dnf", "is-file-db-available"]               = "true"
 implementations["dnf", "print-file-db-install-instructions"] = ""
-implementations["dnf", "print-package-version"]              = "dnf -Cq info ${items} | awk '$1 == \"Version\" {print $3}'"
+implementations["dnf", "print-package-version"]              = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf -Cq info ${items} | awk '$1 == \"Version\" {print $3}'"
 implementations["dnf", "cache-package-db"]                   = "strat -r ${stratum} dnf -Cq info --available |\
 	awk '\
 		$1 == \"Name\" {\
diff --git a/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/pacman b/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/pacman
index a8a91439..3e586392 100644
--- a/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/pacman
+++ b/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/pacman
@@ -48,21 +48,21 @@ user_interfaces["pacman", "update-file-database"]     = "pmm -F/--files -y/--ref
 user_interfaces["pacman", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "" # no partial upgrade concept
 user_interfaces["pacman", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "pmm -S/--sync -u/--sysupgrade"
 
-implementations["pacman", "install-packages"]         = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -S --asexplicit ${items}"
-implementations["pacman", "reinstall-packages"]       = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -S ${items}"
-implementations["pacman", "remove-packages-limited"]  = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -R ${items}"
-implementations["pacman", "remove-packages-full"]     = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Rn ${items}"
-implementations["pacman", "verify-packages"]          = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Qk ${items}"
-implementations["pacman", "verify-all-packages"]      = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Qk"
-implementations["pacman", "mark-packages-explicit"]   = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -D --asexplicit ${items}"
-implementations["pacman", "mark-packages-implicit"]   = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -D --asdeps ${items}"
+implementations["pacman", "install-packages"]         = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -S --asexplicit ${items}"
+implementations["pacman", "reinstall-packages"]       = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -S ${items}"
+implementations["pacman", "remove-packages-limited"]  = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -R ${items}"
+implementations["pacman", "remove-packages-full"]     = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Rn ${items}"
+implementations["pacman", "verify-packages"]          = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Qk ${items}"
+implementations["pacman", "verify-all-packages"]      = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Qk"
+implementations["pacman", "mark-packages-explicit"]   = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -D --asexplicit ${items}"
+implementations["pacman", "mark-packages-implicit"]   = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -D --asdeps ${items}"
 implementations["pacman", "show-package-information"] = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Si ${items}"
-implementations["pacman", "clear-cache"]              = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Sc ${items}"
-implementations["pacman", "remove-orphans"]           = "! strat -r ${stratum} pacman -Qdtq >/dev/null || strat -r ${stratum} pacman -Qdtq | strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Rs -"
-implementations["pacman", "update-package-database"]  = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Sy"
-implementations["pacman", "update-file-database"]     = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Fy"
-implementations["pacman", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Su"
-implementations["pacman", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Su"
+implementations["pacman", "clear-cache"]              = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Sc ${items}"
+implementations["pacman", "remove-orphans"]           = "! strat -r ${stratum} pacman -Qdtq >/dev/null || strat -r ${stratum} pacman -Qdtq | ${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Rs -"
+implementations["pacman", "update-package-database"]  = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Sy"
+implementations["pacman", "update-file-database"]     = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Fy"
+implementations["pacman", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Su"
+implementations["pacman", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Su"
 
 #
 # Combine operations.
@@ -87,19 +87,19 @@ user_interfaces["pacman", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-
 
 implementations["pacman", "clear-cache,remove-orphans"]                                                             = ""
 implementations["pacman", "mark-packages-implicit,remove-orphans"]                                                  = ""
-implementations["pacman", "remove-packages-limited,remove-orphans"]                                                 = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Rs ${items}"
-implementations["pacman", "remove-packages-full,remove-orphans"]                                                    = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Rs ${items}"
-implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,update-file-database"]                                           = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Sy"
-implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-partial"]                                       = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Syu"
-implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-full"]                                          = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Syu"
-implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-partial"]                  = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Syu"
-implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-full"]                     = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Syu"
-implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,install-packages"]                                               = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Sy --asexplicit ${items}"
-implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,update-file-database,install-packages"]                          = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Sy --asexplicit ${items}"
-implementations["pacman", "upgrade-packages-limited,install-packages"]                                              = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Su --asexplicit ${items}"
-implementations["pacman", "upgrade-packages-full,install-packages"]                                                 = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Su --asexplicit ${items}"
-implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-partial,install-packages"]                      = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Syu --asexplicit ${items}"
-implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-full,install-packages"]                         = "strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Syu --asexplicit ${items}"
+implementations["pacman", "remove-packages-limited,remove-orphans"]                                                 = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Rs ${items}"
+implementations["pacman", "remove-packages-full,remove-orphans"]                                                    = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Rs ${items}"
+implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,update-file-database"]                                           = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Sy"
+implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-partial"]                                       = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Syu"
+implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-full"]                                          = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Syu"
+implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-partial"]                  = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Syu"
+implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-full"]                     = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Syu"
+implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,install-packages"]                                               = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Sy --asexplicit ${items}"
+implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,update-file-database,install-packages"]                          = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Sy --asexplicit ${items}"
+implementations["pacman", "upgrade-packages-limited,install-packages"]                                              = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Su --asexplicit ${items}"
+implementations["pacman", "upgrade-packages-full,install-packages"]                                                 = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Su --asexplicit ${items}"
+implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-partial,install-packages"]                      = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Syu --asexplicit ${items}"
+implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-full,install-packages"]                         = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} pacman ${flags} -Syu --asexplicit ${items}"
 implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-partial,install-packages"] = ""
 implementations["pacman", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-full,install-packages"]    = ""
 
diff --git a/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/portage b/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/portage
index 6605a56a..6b297b52 100644
--- a/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/portage
+++ b/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/portage
@@ -53,21 +53,21 @@ user_interfaces["portage", "update-file-database"]     = "" # file search comman
 user_interfaces["portage", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "pmm -u/--update -D/--deep @world"
 user_interfaces["portage", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "pmm -u/--update -D/--deep -N/--newuse @world"
 
-implementations["portage", "install-packages"]         = "strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} ${items}"
-implementations["portage", "reinstall-packages"]       = "strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} ${items}"
-implementations["portage", "remove-packages-limited"]  = "strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} -c ${items}"
-implementations["portage", "remove-packages-full"]     = "strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} -c ${items}"
-implementations["portage", "verify-packages"]          = "strat -r ${stratum} qcheck ${items}"
-implementations["portage", "verify-all-packages"]      = "strat -r ${stratum} qcheck"
-implementations["portage", "mark-packages-explicit"]   = "strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} -w ${items}"
-implementations["portage", "mark-packages-implicit"]   = "strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} --deselect ${items}"
-implementations["portage", "show-package-information"] = "strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} -s ${items}"
-implementations["portage", "clear-cache"]              = "strat -r ${stratum} eclean distfiles"
-implementations["portage", "remove-orphans"]           = "strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} -c"
-implementations["portage", "update-package-database"]  = "strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} --sync"
+implementations["portage", "install-packages"]         = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} ${items}"
+implementations["portage", "reinstall-packages"]       = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} ${items}"
+implementations["portage", "remove-packages-limited"]  = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} -c ${items}"
+implementations["portage", "remove-packages-full"]     = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} -c ${items}"
+implementations["portage", "verify-packages"]          = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} qcheck ${items}"
+implementations["portage", "verify-all-packages"]      = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} qcheck"
+implementations["portage", "mark-packages-explicit"]   = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} -w ${items}"
+implementations["portage", "mark-packages-implicit"]   = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} --deselect ${items}"
+implementations["portage", "show-package-information"] = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} -s ${items}"
+implementations["portage", "clear-cache"]              = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} eclean distfiles"
+implementations["portage", "remove-orphans"]           = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} -c"
+implementations["portage", "update-package-database"]  = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} --sync"
 implementations["portage", "update-file-database"]     = ""
-implementations["portage", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} -uD @world"
-implementations["portage", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} -uDN @world"
+implementations["portage", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} -uD @world"
+implementations["portage", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} -uDN @world"
 
 #
 # Combine operations.
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ user_interfaces["portage", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade
 
 implementations["portage", "clear-cache,remove-orphans"]                                                             = ""
 implementations["portage", "mark-packages-implicit,remove-orphans"]                                                  = ""
-implementations["portage", "remove-packages-limited,remove-orphans"]                                                 = "strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} -c ${items}"
+implementations["portage", "remove-packages-limited,remove-orphans"]                                                 = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} emerge ${flags} -c ${items}"
 implementations["portage", "remove-packages-full,remove-orphans"]                                                    = ""
 implementations["portage", "update-package-database,update-file-database"]                                           = ""
 implementations["portage", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-partial"]                                       = ""
diff --git a/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/xbps b/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/xbps
index 25139f32..2cc25da1 100644
--- a/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/xbps
+++ b/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/xbps
@@ -41,21 +41,21 @@ user_interfaces["xbps", "update-file-database"]     = "pmm-xlocate -S"
 user_interfaces["xbps", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "" # no partial upgrade concept
 user_interfaces["xbps", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "pmm-install -u/--upgrade"
 
-implementations["xbps", "install-packages"]         = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-install ${flags} ${items}"
-implementations["xbps", "reinstall-packages"]       = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-install ${flags} -f ${items}"
-implementations["xbps", "remove-packages-limited"]  = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-remove ${flags} ${items}"
-implementations["xbps", "remove-packages-full"]     = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-remove ${flags} ${items}"
-implementations["xbps", "verify-packages"]          = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-pkgdb ${items}"
-implementations["xbps", "verify-all-packages"]      = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-pkgdb -a ${items}"
-implementations["xbps", "mark-packages-explicit"]   = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-pkgdb -m manual ${items}"
-implementations["xbps", "mark-packages-implicit"]   = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-pkgdb -m auto ${items}"
+implementations["xbps", "install-packages"]         = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-install ${flags} ${items}"
+implementations["xbps", "reinstall-packages"]       = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-install ${flags} -f ${items}"
+implementations["xbps", "remove-packages-limited"]  = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-remove ${flags} ${items}"
+implementations["xbps", "remove-packages-full"]     = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-remove ${flags} ${items}"
+implementations["xbps", "verify-packages"]          = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-pkgdb ${items}"
+implementations["xbps", "verify-all-packages"]      = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-pkgdb -a ${items}"
+implementations["xbps", "mark-packages-explicit"]   = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-pkgdb -m manual ${items}"
+implementations["xbps", "mark-packages-implicit"]   = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-pkgdb -m auto ${items}"
 implementations["xbps", "show-package-information"] = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-query ${flags} -R ${items}"
-implementations["xbps", "clear-cache"]              = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-remove ${flags} -O"
-implementations["xbps", "remove-orphans"]           = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-remove ${flags} -o ${items}"
-implementations["xbps", "update-package-database"]  = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-install ${flags} -S"
+implementations["xbps", "clear-cache"]              = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-remove ${flags} -O"
+implementations["xbps", "remove-orphans"]           = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-remove ${flags} -o ${items}"
+implementations["xbps", "update-package-database"]  = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-install ${flags} -S"
 implementations["xbps", "update-file-database"]     = "strat -r ${stratum} xlocate -S"
-implementations["xbps", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-install ${flags} -u"
-implementations["xbps", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-install ${flags} -u"
+implementations["xbps", "upgrade-packages-limited"] = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-install ${flags} -u"
+implementations["xbps", "upgrade-packages-full"]    = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-install ${flags} -u"
 
 #
 # Combine operations.
@@ -78,16 +78,16 @@ user_interfaces["xbps", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-full,install-p
 user_interfaces["xbps", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-partial,install-packages"] = ""
 user_interfaces["xbps", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-full,install-packages"]    = ""
 
-implementations["xbps", "clear-cache,remove-orphans"]                                                             = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-remove ${flags} -Oo"
+implementations["xbps", "clear-cache,remove-orphans"]                                                             = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-remove ${flags} -Oo"
 implementations["xbps", "mark-packages-implicit,remove-orphans"]                                                  = ""
-implementations["xbps", "remove-packages-limited,remove-orphans"]                                                 = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-remove ${flags} -R ${items}"
-implementations["xbps", "remove-packages-full,remove-orphans"]                                                    = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-remove ${flags} -R ${items}"
+implementations["xbps", "remove-packages-limited,remove-orphans"]                                                 = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-remove ${flags} -R ${items}"
+implementations["xbps", "remove-packages-full,remove-orphans"]                                                    = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-remove ${flags} -R ${items}"
 implementations["xbps", "update-package-database,update-file-database"]                                           = ""
-implementations["xbps", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-partial"]                                       = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-install ${flags} -Su"
-implementations["xbps", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-full"]                                          = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-install ${flags} -Su"
+implementations["xbps", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-partial"]                                       = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-install ${flags} -Su"
+implementations["xbps", "update-package-database,upgrade-packages-full"]                                          = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-install ${flags} -Su"
 implementations["xbps", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-partial"]                  = ""
 implementations["xbps", "update-package-database,update-file-database,upgrade-packages-full"]                     = ""
-implementations["xbps", "update-package-database,install-packages"]                                               = "strat -r ${stratum} xbps-install ${flags} -S ${items}"
+implementations["xbps", "update-package-database,install-packages"]                                               = "${root_user} strat -r ${stratum} xbps-install ${flags} -S ${items}"
 implementations["xbps", "update-package-database,update-file-database,install-packages"]                          = ""
 implementations["xbps", "upgrade-packages-limited,install-packages"]                                              = ""
 implementations["xbps", "upgrade-packages-full,install-packages"]                                                 = ""
diff --git a/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/yay b/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/yay
index f2175704..9dc63cd9 100644
--- a/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/yay
+++ b/src/slash-bedrock/share/pmm/package_managers/yay
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 package_manager_canary_executables["yay"] = "yay"
 supersedes["yay"] = "pacman"
+auto_escalate["yay"] = "sudo"
 
 #
 # General, operation independent flags.