RE: Windows SUS Question

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To: "'Leon'" <roastin@yahoo.com>, <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:29:30 -0500

I am testing SUS now. I think it works without the
user being included in the local administrators group
(unlike Windows Update, which requires that an administrator
do updates).

I think SUS works via GPO; everything I have read seems to
indicate that a SUS GPO can be configured for an Active
Directory container (domain, domain controllers, or an
OU which contains computers).

In my setup, I think a user in my test OU can still use
Windows Update manually. I think there are ways that
could be stopped, but I haven't researched it fully.

The upcoming upgrade for SUS (Windows Update Service or
WUS) will improve the setup. I am giving SUS a try-out now
because I want to have the chance to test the up-coming
WinXP SP2 before it is automatically installed via an
update service.

Sorry that I cannot be more precise...that is all I
know at this stage of my testing.

 
Tom Milliner, CPA, MCSE
2404 Summer Place Dr.
Irving, TX 75062
(214) 540-2741
tom.milliner@verizon.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Leon [mailto:roastin@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 1:50 PM
To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
Subject: Windows SUS Question

Hi everyone,

My question regarding SUS is dealing with security
permissions. Lets say 20 servers are part of a work
group; is their still a way to use SUS under the
context of the local system account or something
similar to be able to centrally deploy patches in a
de-centralizied network environment. I have a
workgroup that needs to have patches deployed and I
would prefer to use something like SUS which is
central as opposed to something like Hfnetcheck pro.

Thanks in advance,

Leon

        
                
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