Oh, is that so?

A fantastic example of the old "Physical access is root access" adage

I remember one time that windows didn't want to give an option to shutdown without rebooting for updates. That was the solution.

Or a not so forceful solution: Go into the Ctrl + Alt + Del menu, and press the power button while holding down Ctrl. Now you can do an emergency shutdown.
- I wasn't in the mood for research, the only thing I had in mind was "just let me go to sleep".
- and with the mandatory "ssssh ssh ssh ssssshhhh" while holding down the power button.
- Windows + r, shutdown -s -t 0, enter
- For a more forceful solution: pull the plug out slightly and then arc a screwdriver across the pins. Note: the screwdriver is consumed in this process.
  Alternate method: pour mercury into an air vent on the computer.
- Not often I learn something new with windows. I never knew that option existed. Thanks!
Someone installed Windows server 2008 on one of our school computers. The shutdown option was missing. So I asked the teacher about it. He also had no idea how the hell to shut it down. Pressing the power button would just log-out the user.
For at least 2 years it did fine with forced shutdowns.
Sounds like that would eventually fuck up the system.
thats what my friend does... the windows update somehow always breaks the system, requiring a windows reinstall, so he force shutsdown
- Why don't they just disable the single problematic update?

Dave being naughty again

https://media.tenor.com/5U71OKqw63YAAAAC/doc-ock-it-cant-be-stopped.gif

Install Linux
sudo poweroff

Boy, Linux users really will take every opportunity to tell you they're Linux users.
I use Arch, btw
- You make me want to make a distro called "Arch, btw".
PoolloverNathan is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.
- who are ya reporting it to, mr sudo?
I want less problems, not more.
And please don't pretend like Windows doesn't have an option like that.
These messages pop-up because the Admin wants to lock the computer down. It isn't inherently setup like that.
secure boot is enabled
- Not an issue. Use signed kernels and mok management should be done automatically if you got a user friendly distro
"systemctl poweroff" doesn't need root

Just the opposite of that workstation cluster back in university. They had an account named "shutdown" that did exactly that. It had no password and was network-accessable...

I'm pretty sure that's a message you'd see on a remote desktop, or Kiosk. Both situations where you don't usually have access to the power cord either

even so, it's stupid, you need to apply an update?, shutdown the pc in your work when you're in your home?, you are being idk hacked and need to shutdown everything?
- It's simple: if you're a person that's supposed to be shutting down that computer, you'll be able to. If you're encountering the message, you're using the wrong account, or you're the wrong person to be doing that. Switch accounts, or call up the right person.
- Then you su to a privileged account, or something.
- Allowing a random passerby to access the update settings of the kiosk computer is a lot more stupid, and also insecure.