press ctrl + alt + command + eject and it shuts off without asking. f. Am Samstag, 15.02.03, um 23:12 Uhr (Europe/Vienna) schrieb Thubten Kunga: > Yes. It's not in preferences. It's a key trick. Hold down the option > key before you pull down to restart or shut down. You can see the > "..." disappear in the menu when you do that and it will go directly > to what you choose. Alternatively, press the power button and a dialog > box will appear giving you four choices with Shut Down being the > active key that can be pressed with the return or enter keys. So Power > + Enter or Return is a keyboard direct way to shut down without being > asked for permission.