Re: Block windows remote shutdown command on a domain

This is done in Group Policies, Computer Configuration, Windows Settings, Security Settings, Local Policies, User Rights Assignments

Force Shutdown from a remote system. The default is Adminstators. You can modify this to specific users or groups, or not have any groups/users listed to completely block this feature.

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<mrburch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1135883790.482057.149550@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I'm looking for a way to block the windows shutdown command from
> working on some servers on our domain. I know it is possible as the
> previous admin has it currently setup on a few. Despite being a domain
> admin and the remote server being on the domain I get "Access is
> denied" when running the shutdown command against it. I want to enable
> this feature on other servers as well but I can't figure out how. I do
> believe it is a registry setting on the remote server itself.
>
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