RE: worksations automatic updates

From: Todd Towles (toddtowles_at_brookshires.com)
Date: 08/24/04

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To: Bénoni MARTIN <Benoni.MARTIN@libertis.ga>

    I agree if you aren't so deep into patch management to need full solution. Just setup WUS/SUS and let it run. It is free, easy to use but doesn't have all the added features of full PM Solutions.

    Here is a very good patch management listserv if you want to watch it.

    patchmanagement@listserv.patchmanagement.org

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Bénoni MARTIN [mailto:Benoni.MARTIN@libertis.ga]
    Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 10:39 AM
    To: Juan B; pen-test@securityfocus.com
    Subject: RE: worksations automatic updates

    I have been using SUS from Microsoft, and it can di this for you: you can select to update the monitored machines when you wish to, or gives a little pop up when some updates are available for download. You can also download the updates when they are available and pop-up a "Updates are available, do you want to install then now or later".

    If I were you, I would of cource fore the updates nightly and everyday, to ensure they are installed :)

     

    -----Message d'origine-----
    De : Juan B [mailto:juanbabi@yahoo.com] Envoyé : vendredi 20 août 2004 20:16 À : pen-test@securityfocus.com Objet : worksations automatic updates

    I have a solotion fot my It manager about updating the pc's in the company.He says that he doesnt have much time left to update them.

    We can do like this:

     

    There is a possibility to configure each workstation to download and install the updates in another time.

     

    We can schedule 5 pc's in the company (including my pc). To download the updates and install them on Sunday (for example).and schedule all the other pc's to download and install the patches after 4 days. If we see that the updates are doing something bad to the machines we have 4 days to stop the updates from being deployed to the rest of the company. I think we can do it throw GPO.

    What do u think about this solution ?

    thanks

                    
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