Scheduled shutdown when another user is logged in

I like my Mac to shut itself down each evening at 9pm and then switch on at 8.30am - which is easy to set within Energy Saver.
However, if I have another user account open (which I often has), the computer will not shutdown unless an Administer's name and password is entered. This means that I have to be there to do this - which negates the reason for having a scheduled shutdown.
I know that no data will be lost if the other account is closed down, so is there any way around this?
Thanks
Phil

Not that I am aware of. Data could be lost if someone is in the middle of work and the Mac shuts down without giving the user and opportunity to save the work.
Why do you want to do this? Why not just leave the Mac on all the time? Are you trying to force your kids off the Mac at a predetermined time?

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