Remove Shutdown from choices

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Jaymes

How do I remove the option for terminal users to select shutdown when they
log off.

The only option I want them to have is log off user name

Thanks

Jaymes
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Local group policy MMC:

+ Local computer policy
+user configuration
+Admin templates
+start menu and task bar
disable and remove shutdown command


TJ
 
I have removed the shutdown command from mine as well. The only thing is the shutdown command is not available when You want to do a administrative reboot then as well so I use this vbs script for restarting the server from my workstation

Dim ComNam
ComName = InputBox("Enter the computer name you would like to reboot: "
strComputer = ComNam
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:"
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate,(Shutdown)}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2"
Set colOperatingSystems = objWMIService.ExecQuery
("Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem"
For Each objOperatingSystem in colOperatingSystem
ObjOperatingSystem.Reboot(
Next
 
How did you remove the shutdown button??

Tim said:
I have removed the shutdown command from mine as well. The only thing is
Click to expand...
the shutdown command is not available when You want to do a administrative
reboot then as well so I use this vbs script for restarting the server from
my workstation.
 
This is easiest done with a Group Policy. Make sure that you use
"loopback processing" of the GPO, otherwise you will remove the
Shutdown option from the local clients Start Menu as well.
And you don't need to use a vbscript to let Administrators reboot
the server, you can simply deny the Administrators the right to
"Apply this policy" (if in a AD environment). Or bring up the
standard security dialog and reboot from there.

Note that removing the Shutdown option from the Start Menu is a
cosmetic thing only: normal users don't have the right to reboot
the server, even if they see the Shutdown option. And vice versa:
if you remove the Shutdown option, but users have elevated rights,
then they will still be able to shutdown the server (from the
command prompt or the Security dialog).

278295 - How to Lock Down a Windows 2000 Terminal Services Session
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=278295

260370 - How to Apply Group Policy Objects to Terminal Services
Servers
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=260370

231287 - Loopback Processing of Group Policy
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=231287
 
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