Adjusting Privileges

This code is untested but may be required to shut down a PC using the exit windows API (see here

#region Adjust Priveleges

//This snippet is tested on WinXP and Vista
[DllImport("advapi32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
internal static extern bool AdjustTokenPrivileges(IntPtr htok, bool disall,
               ref TokPriv1Luid newst, int len, IntPtr prev, IntPtr relen);

[DllImport("kernel32.dll", ExactSpelling = true)]
internal static extern IntPtr GetCurrentProcess();

[DllImport("advapi32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
internal static extern bool OpenProcessToken(IntPtr h, int acc, 
                                             ref IntPtr phtok);

[DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
internal static extern bool LookupPrivilegeValue(string host, string name,
                                                 ref long pluid);

[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 1)]
internal struct TokPriv1Luid
{
    public int Count;
    public long Luid;
    public int Attr;
}

internal const int SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED = 0x00000002;
internal const int TOKEN_QUERY = 0x00000008;
internal const int TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES = 0x00000020;
//http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb530716(VS.85).aspx
internal const string SE_TIME_ZONE_NAMETEXT = "SeTimeZonePrivilege"; 
internal const string SE_SHUTDOWN_NAME = "SeShutdownPrivilege";

private bool AddShutDownPrivilegeToApp()
{
    try
    {
        bool retVal;
        TokPriv1Luid tp;
        IntPtr hproc = GetCurrentProcess();
        IntPtr htok = IntPtr.Zero;
        retVal = OpenProcessToken(hproc, TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES |
                                   TOKEN_QUERY, ref htok);
        tp.Count = 1;
        tp.Luid = 0;
        tp.Attr = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;
        retVal = LookupPrivilegeValue(null, SE_SHUTDOWN_NAME, ref tp.Luid);
        retVal = AdjustTokenPrivileges(htok, false, ref tp, 0, 
                                      IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
        return retVal;
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        //throw;
        return false;
    }

}

#endregion