Remote Shutdown Fails If User Is Logged On Without Rights

Last reviewed: December 23, 1997
Article ID: Q177650

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

The remote shutdown of a Windows NT 4.0 server (or workstation) with shutdown.exe from the Windows NT resource kit does not work if the "Shut down the system" right is removed for the currently logged on user of this server (or workstation).

The remote shutdown also fails if a user without this right has locked the Windows NT server (or workstation) by clicking Lock Workstation after performing a CTRL+ALT+DELETE key combination.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords          : kbbug4.00 NTSrvWkst
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Platform          : winnt
Issue type        : kbbug

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Last reviewed: December 23, 1997
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