RE: Account to shutdown a Domain Controller - non-domain admin

Thanks for the reply!

"Mervyn King [MCSA, MCSE, MCDBA]" wrote:

> Yes, there is a way to shutdown a domain controller without having to log
> into it, all you need to do is go to Administrative Tools → Domain controller
> security policy → Local Policies → Security Options → Shutdown: Allow system
> to be shutdown without having to log on.
> --
> Mervyn King (MCSA, MCSE, MCDBA)
>
>
> "Sabo, Eric" wrote:
>
> > Is there a way to make an operator account that would have the ability to
> > shutdown a domain controller? Or would there be a way to shutdown a domain
> > controller without having to log into it? We want our operators to have
> > the ability to shutdown our domain controller in case of a planned power
> > outage. All domain controllers are Windows 2003 SP1.
> >
> > Thank you.
.

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