WSUS - it's very nice for a free tool. It's not a push solution - it's a client-polling solution, where the client machine checks in with the server regularly and gets updates.
However, you can regulate the polling period (I use 4 hours) and segregate machines into groups of your choosing, and set deadlines for installation, by group if you wish, and whether or not users can defer the installation of updates up to the deadline, etc. Works very well for us. Kurt On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 09:05, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > What do you guys use to patch servers? I'm still in the "RDP to the server > and run Windows Update" camp. I'd love a free solution to do this en-mass, if > somebody knows one. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kurt Buff > [mailto:[email protected]] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 > 08:03:50 -0700 > Subject: Re: In case anyone didn't see this on the Patch > Management list... > > >> Unfortunately, I can't move quite that fast. We're pretty much a 24x5 >> shop, with offices overseas, and I have to give more notice than >> "patching now, please log off". At least I have most weekends to do >> this kind of thing... >> >> Kurt >> >> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 07:24, Kennedy, Jim >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I am all done! Neeener neener. :) >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 10:24 AM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: Re: In case anyone didn't see this on the Patch Management >> list... >> > >> > Yeah, I'm pushing this out as fast as I can - I'll be patching servers >> tonight, and the rest of the workstations next week. >> > >> > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 07:14, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> ...http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-RDP-Vulnerability-Exploit-Co >> >> de-Confirmed-259060.shtml >> >> >> > >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > >> > --- >> > To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> > or send an email to [email protected] >> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > >> > --- >> > To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> > or send an email to [email protected] >> > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
