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-*ASB*: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker <http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker> Providing Competitive Advantage through Effective IT Leadership On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]>wrote: > +1 > Workstations get auto-restart, servers get download only and I determine > when to apply the updates. > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Sam Cayze <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Use GPO's to control it. I always use "Auto download and notify for >> install." for servers. >> >> *To configure the behavior of Automatic Updates * >> >> 1. >> >> In Group Policy Object Editor, expand *Computer Configuration*, expand >> *Administrative Templates*, expand *Windows Components*, and then >> click *Windows Update*. >> 2. >> >> In the details pane, double-click *Configure Automatic Updates*. >> 3. >> >> Click *Enabled*, and then click one of the following options: >> - *Notify for download and notify for install.* This option notifies >> a logged-on administrative user prior to the download and prior to the >> installation of the updates. >> - *Auto download and notify for install.* This option automatically >> begins downloading updates and then notifies a logged-on >> administrative user >> prior to installing the updates. >> - *Auto download and schedule the install.* If Automatic Updates is >> configured to perform a scheduled installation, you must also set the >> day >> and time for the recurring scheduled installation. >> - *Allow local admin to choose setting.* With this option, the >> local administrators are allowed to use Automatic Updates in Control >> Panel >> to select a configuration option of their choice. For example, they can >> choose their own scheduled installation time. Local administrators are >> not >> allowed to disable Automatic Updates. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] >> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:04 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: WSUS question >> >> Do you guys use WSUS for server updates? >> >> If so, how do you handle auto-restarts? We don't want any automatic >> restarts based on updates, we want notification that it needs to be >> restarted, but we want to manually do that. >> >> >> If not, how do you handle updates for your servers? >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Joseph L. Heaton >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
