I notice that this hadn’t been formally proposed or formally addressed.
Problem
Fangtooth 25.04 introduced a change in which users are shaken down during shutdown, reportedly for the sake of STIG compliance.
Non-audited community users are surprised and inconvenienced by this. It’s not clear that we gain anything in return for the added friction.
Indeed: some of us feel incentivized by this to bypass the middleware for routine shutdowns or restarts. This could make iX sad or trigger other unspoken consequences.
Leading operating systems address this as an opt-in or opt-out feature.
Solution
It would be nice if we could opt out from inquest on a per-system basis.
Impact
Enterprises would continue with the new 25.04 behavior. 
Hobbyists could opt out and return to the prior status quo! 