When attempting to restart or shut down your computer while multiple users are logged in with fast user switching, you will be prompted to enter an admin user’s name and password. In Mac OS X v10.6 or later, if the account name is entered with incorrect capitalization nothing may happen when clicking Shut Down or Restart.

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Mac OS X v10.6: Unable to restart or shut down when multiple users are logged in

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