No Shutdown Option?

Anyone ever run into this problem?

I click on start, then click the shutdown button.

Now a shutdown window pops up that usually gives you four options. Shutdown, Restart, Logoff, Hibernate.

In my case, I only have one option. "Logoff."Then when I logoff, to the login window, I can finally shutdown from there.

Any ideas? I checked the local computer policy in User config -> admin temp -> Start Menu etc.. but the options in regards to the shutdown menu only disables it before I even get to the shutdown window. (ie. Shutdown button is still there but when I click on it, it prompts me saying I don't have sufficient rights.)

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Slowhand

Does this happen every time you try to shut down, does it happen randomly, or just the one time?

SWM

Is the computer connected to a Domain/server?? It may be a group policy issue?

RTmarc

SWM wrote:

Is the computer connected to a Domain/server?? It may be a group policy issue?

Yep there is an option in group policy that will disallow users to shut down their machines and this is what it sounds like you are running into. The thought is nice and does block 95% of users from shutting it down but there are obviously ways around it.

EDIT:
Check the following group policy setting: Local GPO > Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Local Policies > User Rights Assignment > "Shut down the system". If this is enabled, that's the culprit.

qsub

The thing is it's connected to a NIS (Linux/Unix) server so I don't think you can set GPOs in it.

I'll try what you said above. I know there's a policy in user config which obviously isn't it.

blargoe

Any 2000 or XP computer has local group policy capability.

Run gpedit.msc

Danman32

.... and when displaying local policy, some sections will list effective rights after applying AD policies. If you don't have AD, that shouldn't come into play, but if the computer was connected to an AD, that might have stuck.

qsub

blargoe wrote:

Any 2000 or XP computer has local group policy capability.

Run gpedit.msc

I'm well aware of that. I never said it didn't. You could of at least read the first post before replying.

RTmarc wrote:

SWM wrote:

EDIT:
Check the following group policy setting: Local GPO > Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Local Policies > User Rights Assignment > "Shut down the system". If this is enabled, that's the culprit.

Thanks. That did it. "Everyone" group was missing