I don't use sus because the majority of my desktops are *not* using w2k+. Most apps and updates can be scripted in some form or fashion. If you had your grocery list of requirements and were able to determine the os so you don't install the wrong thing to the wrong computer, you could set flags for which machines had what the needed and execute code on the others.
Coming up with the silent install is the trick. Seems like everybody want you to click on "I accept" or something before it will give up to go. > -----Original Message----- > From: Benjamin Reed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 10:26 AM > To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] auto-deployment of software to windows > machines (was: Re: software update services for samba?) > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Benjamin Reed wrote: > > | Jim Ray wrote: > | | Sus won't give up to go for pre-win2k. Sms gets you seriously in > | | bed w/ microsoft and requires win server, sql + sms. > | > | Right, I don't care *how* it happens, as long as I can > update things. > > And actually, perhaps my thread title is wrong. After > looking at the SUS web page, MS doesn't even let you add your > own updates to the SUS server, which is one of my requirements. ;) -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
