diff --git a/contrib/adc/rmrepo b/contrib/adc/rmrepo
index 21b70e2..d18a612 100755
--- a/contrib/adc/rmrepo
+++ b/contrib/adc/rmrepo
@@ -6,19 +6,8 @@ delete=$1
 
 get_rights_and_owner $delete
 
-# please choose one alternative and delete the other para
-
-# alternative 1 -- only creator can delete
 [ "$owner" = "$GL_USER" ] || die "$delete is not yours to delete!"
 
-# alternative 2 -- creator or anyone with W access to admin repo can delete
-[ "$owner" = "$GL_USER" ] || {
-    # but only if it is wild
-    [ "$owner" = "<gitolite>" ] && die "$delete is not a wild repo"
-    get_rights_and_owner gitolite-admin
-    [ -z "$perm_write" ] && die "$delete is not yours to delete and you're not the admin"
-}
-
 cd $GL_REPO_BASE_ABS
 rm -rf $delete.git
 
diff --git a/contrib/adc/sudo b/contrib/adc/sudo
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..818db75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/adc/sudo
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# this command is pretty cool, even if I may say so myself :)
+
+# for any ADC that a normal user can run, like
+
+#       ssh git@server adc arguments
+
+# this adc lets a "super user" (defined as "have write access to the
+# gitolite-admin repo"), do this
+
+#       ssh git@server sudo normal_user adc arguments
+
+. $(dirname $0)/adc.common-functions
+
+get_rights_and_owner gitolite-admin
+[ -z "$perm_write" ] && die "just *what* are you trying to pull, young man?"
+
+user="$1"; shift
+cmd="$1"; shift
+
+GL_USER=$user; export GL_USER
+exec $(dirname $0)/$cmd "$@"