Disabling Shutdown while enabling restart

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Shimon

Is there a registry setting or policy that can be set to
remove the ability of users to do a shutdown of their
system while still enabling them to do a restart?


This would keep users from shutting down their pc's and
consequently preventing the ability of automating software
updates overnight while still giving them the ability to
do a reboot when things get funky on their workstation.

This is in a combined NT4/Win2k/WinXP environment.

thanks.
 
There is a policy setting to prevent users from being able to shut down the
PC. I've pasted the setting 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



Force shutdown from a remote system


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Tim -

Much thanks...however, this does not give the desired
effect as this solution will prevent users from having the
capability to restart their computers.

For clarity...

I want to prevent "shutdown" while allowing "restart".

When moving the shutdown button...it also removes
the "restart" along w/ it.

I need to keep the restart option.

Pls advise.

Thanks.
 
There is not a policy setting that will allow this.

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Is there a file (*.dll) that perhaps I can edit to make
such a change?

You stated that there is no policy that makes this
possible, what about a registry change?

Once again...much thanks for your help.

Shimon
 
Hello Shimon.

Because of the fact that both shutdown and restart are disabled using the
Group Policy setting, have you contemplated using a small script that will
restart the system? You could place this program on the desktop of the
user's system and instruct them to use it should they need to reboot.

Here is a link to a sample script that can restart a computer:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/scriptcen
ter/compmgmt/scrcm38.asp?frame=true

David Fisher
Enterprise Platform Support
 
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