For Windows you can
Code:
#include <windows.h>
void adjusttoken() {
HANDLE hToken;
TOKEN_PRIVILEGES tkp;
if (!OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(),
TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES | TOKEN_QUERY, &hToken));
LookupPrivilegeValue(NULL, SE_SHUTDOWN_NAME,
&tkp.Privileges[0].Luid);
tkp.PrivilegeCount = 1;
tkp.Privileges[0].Attributes = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;
AdjustTokenPrivileges(hToken, FALSE, &tkp, 0,
(PTOKEN_PRIVILEGES)NULL, 0);
if (GetLastError() != ERROR_SUCCESS) {
MessageBox(NULL,"Cannot gain appropriate permission","Shutdown error",0);
}
}
int main() {
adjusttoken(); /* You will probably need this */
ExitWindowsEx(EWX_POWEROFF|EWX_FORCE,0);
}