A fantastic example of the old "Physical access is root access" adage
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I remember one time that windows didn't want to give an option to shutdown without rebooting for updates. That was the solution.
Dave being naughty again 
- 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
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
Windooofs: u cant shutdown this pc >:(
Linux: sudo rm -rf /, huh? Go ahead dumbass
Actually, it's more like sudo rm -rf /*, since that bypasses the warning.
Knowledge is Pow...
It does not say you can’t do it, it just says it’s prohibited. It wants you to be aware you are rebellious.



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