Re: User forced Logoff remotely

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From: Ken B (none_at_microsoft.com)
Date: 10/05/04 

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 14:44:28 -0400

Pretty clever, Matt... I never looked in there

Amazing what kids'll find out if they have the time

Ken
"Matt" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3d5201c4aaad$77ccef80$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> this can be done in MMC (Microsoft Management Console).
> Computer Management and right click the highest level in
> the tree (which should be labeled Computer Management
> (Local) or maybe different depending on your config).
> Enter the CPU name. Right click the computer name in the
> tree list and select properties -> Advanced -> Start up
> and recovery -> Shut down and set a few little settings
> and down goes the remote computer.
>
> What the problem is, the user remotely shutting down the
> computer must have a pretty high level of access on that
> computer or on the entire domain.
>
> There is possibly a way to block it under the Local
> Security Policy. Somewhere there is a "Allow system to be
> remotely shutdown" or something (can't recall off the top
> of my head, and I'm not logged on as an admin atm) and you
> could have a look at that and possibly set which groups of
> users should really have permission to shut down the
> system remotely.
>
> Hope this helps :)

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