Re: deploying paches

From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 06/28/04 

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:02:40 +0200

sancho wrote:

> the problem with SUS is that I need to go to each server/pc and double click
> the icon on the system trey " that says new updates are ready to install"..
>
> I want tham to install automatically
Hi

With AU configuration set to 4, this will only be an issue for SUS
if a local admin is logged in when the install time comes up.

There is actually a workaround for this local admin notifications:

From: "Don Cottam [MS]" <donco@online.microsoft.com>
Subject: How to disable AU pop-ups and tray icon
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 15:15:21 -0800
Message-ID: <O6knypt1CHA.1612@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs

found at
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=O6knypt1CHA.1612%40TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl

Fyi, there is a separate newsgroup for SUS:

microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs

URL to the group softwareupdatesvcs for those who uses the Web
interface to access the newsgroups:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/newsgroups/dgbrowser/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs

A Web site about SUS with a FAQ and a SUS forum:
http://www.susserver.com/

More SUS Web sites:
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/sus/faq.html
http://www.faqshop.com/sus/default.htm 

-- 
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/default.mspx

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