force reboot after x days
- Hi All,
i am working on re-configuring our WSUS setup & was wondering if its possible to do the following:
we currently auto schedule installation of updates (option 4) daily.
1) give users the ability to delay any reboots.
2) if users keep delaying the reboots, then after x days the reboot if forced.
is this possible with WSUS or do we need another product? (shavlik?)
Thanks
Kass
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Hi All,
Yes . . . but not recommended.
i am working on re-configuring our WSUS setup & was wondering if its possible to do the following:
we currently auto schedule installation of updates (option 4) daily.
1) give users the ability to delay any reboots.
2) if users keep delaying the reboots, then after x days the reboot if forced.
is this possible with WSUS
Review Configure Clients Using Group Policy in the WSUS Deployment Guide for specific policy settings to achieve these objectives.
Specifically, you'll need to employ these settings:
"Allow non-admins to receive update notifications"
"No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Update installations"
"Delay restart for scheduled installations"
"Reprompt for restart with scheduled installations"
and you'll have to combine that with a DEADLINE on the update approval to force the implementation of the reboot after "x days".
It would also be advisable to indoctrinate your users into the risks of system instability and lost work due to system crashes that can be brought about by unnecessarily delaying system restarts after update installations.
Note also that LOGGING OFF of the system will automatically initiate the system restart when the most recent "Reprompt for restart" timer times out, so the only real way a user could "delay the reboot for x days" would be if the user were continually logged on during that entire period of time.
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)
My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Lawrence.Garvin
My Blog: http://onsitechsolutions.spaces.live.com- Marcado como respuestaLawrence GarvinMVP, Moderadorviernes, 27 de noviembre de 2009 6:22
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- anyone?
Hi All,
Yes . . . but not recommended.
i am working on re-configuring our WSUS setup & was wondering if its possible to do the following:
we currently auto schedule installation of updates (option 4) daily.
1) give users the ability to delay any reboots.
2) if users keep delaying the reboots, then after x days the reboot if forced.
is this possible with WSUS
Review Configure Clients Using Group Policy in the WSUS Deployment Guide for specific policy settings to achieve these objectives.
Specifically, you'll need to employ these settings:
"Allow non-admins to receive update notifications"
"No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Update installations"
"Delay restart for scheduled installations"
"Reprompt for restart with scheduled installations"
and you'll have to combine that with a DEADLINE on the update approval to force the implementation of the reboot after "x days".
It would also be advisable to indoctrinate your users into the risks of system instability and lost work due to system crashes that can be brought about by unnecessarily delaying system restarts after update installations.
Note also that LOGGING OFF of the system will automatically initiate the system restart when the most recent "Reprompt for restart" timer times out, so the only real way a user could "delay the reboot for x days" would be if the user were continually logged on during that entire period of time.
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)
My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Lawrence.Garvin
My Blog: http://onsitechsolutions.spaces.live.com- Marcado como respuestaLawrence GarvinMVP, Moderadorviernes, 27 de noviembre de 2009 6:22
- Thanks for the info Lawrence.
