Added a note about sudo and Windows Admin prompt

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 Run `hostess` or `hostess -h` to see a full list of commands.

+**Note** The hosts file is protected. On unixes you will need to use `sudo` or
+run the `hostess` command as root. On Windows, you will need to run `hostess`
+from an elevated prompt (right click and _Run as administrator_).
+
 ## Format

 On unixes, hostess follows the format specified by `man hosts`, with one line