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From: kj [SBS MVP] on 11 May 2010 16:26
+Bob+ wrote:
> Is there some option I need to enable to have "Shutdown" available at
> the initial logon screen?
>
> After booting my server, it normally just sits at the logon screen.
> With a previous win2003 build, I could either hit ctrl-alt-del and
> click "Shutdown" or just push the power button to initialize shutdown
> at end of day. With this new build, I don't have the shutdown option
> available (even after clicking to see "Options" in the logon) and
> pressing the power button gives me no reaction.
>
> Do these features need to be enabled somewhere?

Local policy or if a domain member, group policy. By default it's
disabled....and has been for a long time as far as I know.


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/kj


From: kj [SBS MVP] on 12 May 2010 11:56
+Bob+ wrote:
> On Wed, 12 May 2010 00:25:03 -0400, +Bob+ <nomailplease(a)example.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 11 May 2010 13:26:39 -0700, "kj [SBS MVP]"
>> <KevinJ.SBS(a)SPAMFREE.gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> +Bob+ wrote:
>>>> Is there some option I need to enable to have "Shutdown" available
>>>> at the initial logon screen?
>>>>
>>>> After booting my server, it normally just sits at the logon screen.
>>>> With a previous win2003 build, I could either hit ctrl-alt-del and
>>>> click "Shutdown" or just push the power button to initialize
>>>> shutdown at end of day. With this new build, I don't have the
>>>> shutdown option available (even after clicking to see "Options" in
>>>> the logon) and pressing the power button gives me no reaction.
>>>>
>>>> Do these features need to be enabled somewhere?
>>>
>>> Local policy or if a domain member, group policy. By default it's
>>> disabled....and has been for a long time as far as I know.
>>
>> Thanks, found the policy for "shutdown without logon".
>>
>> Is there a second policy for the shutdown using the power off button?
>
> Ignore that question... seems to be working now.


Thanks for posting back your resolution

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