Disable "Shut down" from Apple menu?

Jan Palm wrote:

The on/off button on my MacBook Pro mid-2009 does not work anymore.

This would only solve one of your problems, but it is not a realistic solution.

Get a quote on the repair and go from there:

In or out of warranty you can get a free over the counter 'Apple Service Diagnostics' test

Genius reservation http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/

on-line https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action

check warranty https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do

I had the same problem and the solutions was quite troublesome to find... the commands below worked for me on OS X 10.11.6:

• sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow ShutDownDisabled -bool true
• sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow ShutDownDisabledWhileLoggedIn -bool true

source: http://www.tarlink.com/how-to-edit-menu-on-mac-os-x/

Hi,

It is possible, though modifying system files can be dangerous. First of all, make sure you have a backup of your Mac.

Here are a few links that should interest you :

http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20040306121548561

https://sites.sas.upenn.edu/jasonrw/blog/2013/04/remove-shutdown-menu-option-os- x

Also, if I may give you an advice, would would be better off replacing your on/off button rather than fiddle with the motherboard each time you computer turns off...

Happy Tweaking !

James