I chose to use the option to download and prompt for install on my servers rather than forced reboots - in part because of your concerns, and in part because we have a fairly strict change control process for servers, so I need to exercise a little more caution in patching servers.
-------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Devan Pala [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 5:23 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ActiveDir] Reboot behavior with SUS on DC's > > > Hi, > > I recently sent a post with regards to creating a seperate > GPO for DC's to > utilize SUS and Windows Updates. > > So far everything looks and works the way I want it to. The > only thing I am > trying to figure out is if there is a way to auto download > and schedule the > install but not reboot the system (there seems to be only one > GPO setting > for controlling reboot behavior while logged on) but not when > the system is > idle or left at the login prompt. > > My only fear with this behavior is what happens if there is a > failed reboot > or the system hangs or whatever, I would like to be able to > control when the > DC is rebooted either remotely or by a local administrator > (and there's > that, the org. operates in a centralized model with distributed > administration including offices overseas) so a hanged reboot > may mean 8am > in Germany but 1 or 2 am in the Central Time Zone.... > > Your help is much appreciated. > > Thanks, > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get tax tips, tools and access to IRS forms - all in one > place at MSN Money! > http://moneycentral.msn.com/tax/home.asp > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
