You can edit the "shut down the system" right so that the users do not have
it". Since you are not in a domain you will need to edit the local policy
of the system to do this. The local policy applies to all users that use
the PC. You can prevent it from applying to administrators by following the
article below.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;293655&Product=win2000
Information about the setting that you need to change can be found below.
Shut down the system
Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local
Policies\User Rights Assignment
Description
Determines which users logged on locally to the computer can shut down the
operating system using the Shut Down command.
This user right is defined in the Default Domain Controller Group Policy
object (GPO) and in the local security policy of workstations and servers.
The default groups that have this right on each platform are:
a.. Workstations and Servers
a.. Administrators
b.. Backup Operators
c.. Power Users
d.. Users
b.. Domain Controllers
a.. Account Operators
b.. Administrators
c.. Backup Operators
d.. Server Operators
e.. Print Operators
Related Policies
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Tim Hines, MCSE, MCSA
Windows 2000 Directory Services
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