I vote for GPO. -Jeff Steward
On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Tom Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > Folks, > > I recently implemented a workstation management product that does patching > (Windows updates, Acrobat, and a few other vendors). Until now we used a > WSUS server and it worked fine. > > What I am seeing is workstations are still registering with the WSUS > server, the server not yet retired. What are your recommendations to stop > this. I could do any of the following: > > - write a script so that customized WSUS registry keys are removed/set back > to default. These registry edits were done pre-Active Directory when we > used Zenworks. > - disable or set to manual automatic updates using a GPO > > The new management software has its own agent so I don't need automatic > updates to be enabled. But I do wish it not to be disabled should we need > to manually run updates for some reason. > > Recommendations? > > > Tom Miller > Engineer, Information Technology > Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board > 757-788-0528 > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for > the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and > privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > > ~ 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
