This is ridiclous

  • @rtxn
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    2 hours ago

    Mainly because our students are idiots and will complain if the computer doesn’t turn off. Or worse, take independent action and hold the power button, or actually yank the power cable. Maybe I should just lean into it and convince them that the monitor is the computer.

    Jokes aside, how could I implement such a policy? I’ve only found one that hides the power buttons from the start menu, but Windows still responds to ACPI.

    • Dariusmiles2123
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      42 hours ago

      Why would they be idiots for wanting to turn these computers off?

      If the computers aren’t running something important while not in use, I think they should turn them off as we’re already wasting far too much energy.

      I might be missing something, but it sounds like leaving your car running or leaving lights on in your home the whole year.

      • @rtxn
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        32 hours ago

        There are use-cases where a computer should not be turned off by its user for the purpose of remote management. I’m dealing with one just as I’m writing this comment.

        There’s an exam in a classroom. In 20 minutes I’ll have to run an ansible script to remove this group’s work, clean up the project directory, and rollback two VMs to the prepared snapshot to get ready for the next group. I’ve put a big-ass banner on the wallpaper telling the students not to shut down the computer, and already half of them are off.