Unrestrict cmd.exe for normal users in XP

[civix]

Dang, I havent posted here in a long time.

Alright, so i've written alittle something to force shutdown of the computer via a system call after 60 minutes. This is to prevent the kids from being on past an hour. So when I run it from a normal user account, I get the following error in the command window:

"The operation completed successfully.
A required privledge is not held by the client."

I've searched the local security policy for a way to make this work, and alas, found nothing.

Any suggestions?

[manutd]

Is there anything in XP like sudo?

[anonytmouse]

It sounds like you have found a bug in shutdown.exe. There is a workaround here.

[vart]

or you can use runas I think

[Kybo_Ren]

Why don't you use the security context of an account with the correct privileges?