Re: Shutdown a server using the power button
In message <MPG.2315bb6efb15bb85989684@msnews.microsoft.com> NVVN
<me@we.com> wrote:
>In article <6bc832f7-e0f3-49af-91be-
>a5f9aedef12c@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>, eliezerfigueroa@gmail.com
>says...
>
>> on that server. Everything works fine but the shutdown button. In
>> order to shutdown the computer with it I have to first press ctrl-alt-
>> del and then press the shutdown button. How can I make it to shutdown
>> with a single button click?
>
>You can not shutdown Windows Server 2003 with just pushing power off
>button because this is security settings, and if you put in power
>options that computer shutdown when you press power button it does not
>work, you must log on to server console and then shut it down.
>
>If that works by default, anyone who have physical access to server then
>can shut it down.
While it's not an entirely bad idea, in most cases anyone with physical
access to the front of the case has physical access to the back, which
nearly guarantees the ability to shutdown.
Also in most cases (different set of "most" though), holding the power
button will force a shutdown anyway.
(Or, put another way, my reason for wanting this is simple: if someone
can already shut down my server, I'd rather then be able to do it
gracefully)
>However there is registry settings with wich you can turn on this
>behaviour:
>
>HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
>
>shutdownwithoutlogon reg_dword default is 0 = off put 1 to allow
>shutdown with pressing power button
>
>Maybe it will work for 2008 ? Please let us now.
I've got that set via GroupPolicy, as well as turned off the need for
CTRL-ALT-DEL (it doesn't play nice with my old KVM, never bothered to
remove the policy)
I see very similar, I have to touch the keyboard before I can force the
system to shutdown using the power button. I can press and release CTRL
first, then shutdown using the power button, no problem.
