From: Mangano, A. <aro...@ma...> - 2004-05-14 04:26:00
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You could do this, but why would you as it would cost you bandwidth and dollars etc :-) Pats way is far superior as you only need to download the updates and hotfixes once etc. Aron -----Original Message----- From: John Lilley [mailto:jfl...@ca...] Sent: Friday, 14 May 2004 3:57 AM To: una...@li... Subject: [Unattended] Windows auto update how to? Hey Everyone, I was wondering if its possible to run auto update automatically after the last reboot to install all critical patches instead of using the winxp-update.bat? I've set todo.pl "auconfig.pl 4" in base.bat but don't really know how to get it to update immediately after install. Oh and great work on the linux boot disk! I boot pxe and this saves me the headache of having to boot pxe twice for the drive format. :) John |
From: Tyler H. <Ty...@na...> - 2004-05-20 15:08:17
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick J. LoPresti [mailto:pa...@us...] > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 8:05 AM > To: John Lilley > Cc: Mangano, Aron; una...@li... > Subject: Re: [Unattended] Windows auto update how to? > > > For the record... > > I just read about this unattend.txt setting: > > [Unattended] > DUDisable=No > > Apparently, this causes Windows Setup to connect to Windows > Update to download everything during installation. > > Read all about it by searching for "DUDisable" (second occurrence) at: > http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsServ/2003/all/techre f/en-us/w2k3tr_u_unattended.asp - Pat This is very interesting. Did you read the part about DUShare and DUPrepare? Instead of connecting to windows update it looks for the update .cab files on a local share. Whether I use DUDisable or DUShare, does that mean that all patches will be incorporated into the windows setup, and constant rebooting can be avoided? Does it mean faster setup times? Hmmm. Tyler |
From: Brad E. <ch...@um...> - 2004-05-20 19:12:49
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Hi, I knew there was a reason that I wasn't using these already. They require wint32.exe instead of winnt.exe, so they only work from an upgraded. What a waste. Brad > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick J. LoPresti [mailto:pa...@us...] > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 10:05 AM > To: John Lilley > Cc: Mangano, Aron; una...@li... > Subject: Re: [Unattended] Windows auto update how to? > > For the record... > > I just read about this unattend.txt setting: > > [Unattended] > DUDisable=No > > Apparently, this causes Windows Setup to connect to Windows Update to > download everything during installation. > > Read all about it by searching for "DUDisable" (second occurrence) at: > > > http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsServ/2003/all/tech > ref/en-us/w2k3tr_u_unattended.asp > > - Pat > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g > Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. > Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click > _______________________________________________ > unattended-info mailing list > una...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info |
From: Donofrio, L. <don...@um...> - 2004-05-21 19:32:20
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Might run inside of wine.....or just get a hold of bartpe.=20 ______________________________________________________________________=20 Lewis Don...@um... College of Literature, Science, & Arts=20 1007 East Huron, Room 201, BetaID:243340 Cell: (734) 323-8776 Ann Arbor,MI 48104-1690 www.umich.edu/~donofrio Fax: (734) 647-8333=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail=20 /\ [http://arc.pasp.de/] -----Original Message----- From: una...@li... [mailto:una...@li...] On Behalf Of Brad Erdman Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 3:10 PM To: 'Patrick J. LoPresti'; John Lilley Cc: Mangano, Aron; una...@li... Subject: RE: [Unattended] Windows auto update how to? Hi, I knew there was a reason that I wasn't using these already. They require wint32.exe instead of winnt.exe, so they only work from an upgraded. What a waste. Brad > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick J. LoPresti [mailto:pa...@us...] > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 10:05 AM > To: John Lilley > Cc: Mangano, Aron; una...@li... > Subject: Re: [Unattended] Windows auto update how to? >=20 > For the record... >=20 > I just read about this unattend.txt setting: >=20 > [Unattended] > DUDisable=3DNo >=20 > Apparently, this causes Windows Setup to connect to Windows Update to=20 > download everything during installation. >=20 > Read all about it by searching for "DUDisable" (second occurrence) at: >=20 >=20 > http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsServ/2003/all/ > tech > ref/en-us/w2k3tr_u_unattended.asp >=20 > - Pat >=20 >=20 > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the=20 > hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. > Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3D3149&alloc_id=3D8166&op=3Dclick > _______________________________________________ > unattended-info mailing list > una...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g.=20 Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3D3149&alloc_id=3D8166&op=3Dclick _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list una...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info |
From: Steven P. <sp...@st...> - 2004-07-10 00:31:28
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OK - the sus server sounds cool; that is, if you have another 700mhz win2k box w/ 6gigs of diskspace floating around. I dont - so I have to ask the next logical question. Why not just use wget or another web puller to grab the updates (if needed) on the fly with each unattended run? I figure since the url and patch path is in each script, and we are using perl (cpan updates d/l with wget), and all the update urls are usually updated in each patch/app bat file (dang - even use wget to pull the newest cvs script too!) - so is there a reason this hasn't been done? Ok, don't expect a patch from me... only ideas (besides, you wouldn't want to see my perl code anyway!). ---start pseudo *wannabe coder* code--- #all this code would run fully integrated with the current linux boot process - (may have to run the wget stuff before jumping into memdisk) add the wget perl stuff like cpan uses - or run it standalone (must be auto'd) -now parse the urls from whatever bat file ur about to work with --check if <patch path>/patch or <app path>/app.exe exsists --- if so move on --if not, pull it with wget and drop it in its place (this will require write permissions of the unattend user to the //install/share tree - i dunno if that is wise or if its already that way?) --else if - unable to get app/patch - skip it or cry and complain - maybe move to next bat? w/o adding to todo.pl -add it to todo.pl -end loop for app/patch in question - move to next app/patch (remember to keep app paths and patch paths aligned) --sorry, that should be 'packages' and 'updates' ---end my looser goofed up psesorta code--- So my implementation is ugly, thats why im not goin to put in a patch. And like I said, i'm not sure if you want to pull the updates before the dosemu or not? I guess that would be if a wget perl mod could work from in dosemu, you could just check each update when working on that bat file. But this would basicly add sus functionality to unattended - just make sure your unattended box has plenty of room for updates. All the while saving your precious bandwidth I think this would be great for free apps too, like 7-zip and Adobe Reader, because I'm sick of d/l'in all of them by hand. (there is a possiblility that I'm just stupid and haven't noticed an easier way) Please let me know, anyone, if you can whip up some quick code that would do this clean. I must sound like a dog chasing his tail. Did I catch it? Thx, -Steven > Re: [Unattended] Windows auto update how to? > > * From: imdos > * Subject: Re: [Unattended] Windows auto update how to? > * Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 10:32:55 -0700 > > Maybe it is a possibility to set up an SUS-server www.susserver.com and > to point your workstations to there. Then u can be sure all the updates > will be installed. > > Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate] > "WUServer"="http://SUSServer.Company.com"; > "WUStatusServer"=http://SUSServer.Company.com > > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU] > "AUOptions"=dword:00000004 > "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000001 > "NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000000 > "RescheduleWaitTime"=dword:00000001 > "ScheduledInstallDay"=dword:00000000 > "ScheduledInstallTime"=dword:00000004 > "UseWUServer"=dword:00000001 > > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto > > Update] > "AUOptions"=dword:00000004 > "AUState"=dword:00000002 > > reg delete > "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto > Update\LastWaitTimeout" /force >nul > > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto > > Update] > "ScheduledInstallDate"="2002.09.27 04:00:00" > "Rescheduled"=dword:00000001 > > With this there is also an overview of which client has (allready) > upgraded. > > imdos > > On Fri, 2004-05-14 at 18:49, John Lilley wrote: > > True. But bandwidth isn't really an issue where I work and by it's > > nature the script is out of date in a few days after it's release. It > > would be one less script to manage. I guess I could allow the script to > > update (saving bandwidth) and run auto update to finish up the job. :) > > > > thanks, > > > > john > > > > > > Mangano, Aron wrote: > > > You could do this, but why would you as it would cost you > bandwidth and > > > dollars etc :-) > > > > > > Pats way is far superior as you only need to download the updates and > > > hotfixes once etc. > > > > > > Aron > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: John Lilley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, 14 May 2004 3:57 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [Unattended] Windows auto update how to? > > > > > > Hey Everyone, > > > > > > I was wondering if its possible to run auto update automatically > after > > > the last reboot to install all critical patches instead of using the > > > winxp-update.bat? I've set todo.pl "auconfig.pl 4" in base.bat but > don't > > > really know how to get it to update immediately after install. > > > > > > Oh and great work on the linux boot disk! I boot pxe and this > saves me > > > the headache of having to boot pxe twice for the drive format. :) > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: SourceForge.net Broadband > > > Sign-up now for SourceForge Broadband and get the fastest > > > 6.0/768 connection for only $19.95/mo for the first 3 months! > > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=2562&alloc_id=6184&op=click > > > _______________________________________________ > > > unattended-info mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: SourceForge.net Broadband > > Sign-up now for SourceForge Broadband and get the fastest > > 6.0/768 connection for only $19.95/mo for the first 3 months! > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=2562&alloc_id=6184&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > unattended-info mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: SourceForge.net Broadband > Sign-up now for SourceForge Broadband and get the fastest > 6.0/768 connection for only $19.95/mo for the first 3 months! > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=2562&alloc_id=6184&op=click > _______________________________________________ > unattended-info mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info > |
From: Matt D. <di...@ec...> - 2004-07-10 17:30:53
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Ok, this is a bit of a premature announcement, but since it came up... My team is working on an open source alternative to SUS. That is, an open source client/server package that will automatically download Windows updates from Microsoft and allow clients to pull those updates from the server. I should note that this effort shares certain philosophical points with Unattended and I believe it will complement Unattended very well. However, it is not being created as a plugin or extension to Unattended. Specifically, we are looking for a controlled and open-source solution to distribute critical updates to our Win boxes without using IIS (which is required by SUS) or, in general, a Win server to host those updates. And so we need something that will work beyond install-time for Windows. It will be very possible to couple this or perhaps include it in Unattended (that's not a request, just a musing), but it is being created as a stand-alone project. There are already some other free (as in beer) alternatives to SUS available but I haven't found one yet that suits our needs. If anyone has any solutions or works-in-progress you think we should take into account, I welcome the feedback. Also, I don't intend for this project to derail or replace any ongoing efforts to potentially improve Windows update mechanisms with Unattended, I just thought it was relevant enough that I should mention it. You can expect an alpha announcement within a month. Thanks, Matt Disney IT Administrator Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Tennessee Steven Piercy wrote: > OK - the sus server sounds cool; that is, if you have another 700mhz > win2k box w/ 6gigs of diskspace floating around. I dont - so I have to > ask the next logical question. > > Why not just use wget or another web puller to grab the updates (if > needed) on the fly with each unattended run? > > I figure since the url and patch path is in each script, and we are > using perl (cpan updates d/l with wget), and all the update urls are > usually updated in each patch/app bat file (dang - even use wget to pull > the newest cvs script too!) - so is there a reason this hasn't been done? > > Ok, don't expect a patch from me... only ideas (besides, you wouldn't > want to see my perl code anyway!). > > ---start pseudo *wannabe coder* code--- > #all this code would run fully integrated with the current linux boot > process - (may have to run the wget stuff before jumping into memdisk) > add the wget perl stuff like cpan uses - or run it standalone (must be > auto'd) > -now parse the urls from whatever bat file ur about to work with > --check if <patch path>/patch or <app path>/app.exe exsists --- if so > move on > --if not, pull it with wget and drop it in its place (this will require > write permissions of the unattend user to the //install/share tree - i > dunno if that is wise or if its already that way?) > --else if - unable to get app/patch - skip it or cry and complain - > maybe move to next bat? w/o adding to todo.pl > -add it to todo.pl > -end loop for app/patch in question - move to next app/patch > (remember to keep app paths and patch paths aligned) --sorry, that > should be 'packages' and 'updates' > ---end my looser goofed up psesorta code--- > > So my implementation is ugly, thats why im not goin to put in a patch. > And like I said, i'm not sure if you want to pull the updates before the > dosemu or not? I guess that would be if a wget perl mod could work from > in dosemu, you could just check each update when working on that bat > file. But this would basicly add sus functionality to unattended - just > make sure your unattended box has plenty of room for updates. All the > while saving your precious bandwidth > > I think this would be great for free apps too, like 7-zip and Adobe > Reader, because I'm sick of d/l'in all of them by hand. (there is a > possiblility that I'm just stupid and haven't noticed an easier way) > > Please let me know, anyone, if you can whip up some quick code that > would do this clean. I must sound like a dog chasing his tail. Did I > catch it? > Thx, > -Steven > |
From: Jeff B. <je...@ha...> - 2004-07-10 20:46:30
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> Ok, this is a bit of a premature announcement, but since it came up... > > My team is working on an open source alternative to SUS. That is, an > open source client/server package that will automatically download > Windows updates from Microsoft and allow clients to pull those updates > from the server. If these are the only requirements then it seems squid does a VERY good job of this already. If you need to FILTER the hotfixes / updates then squid may or may not work in your situation. I have never downloaded a ms update twice, its cached locally after the 1st workstation downloads it, even months later another workstation just pulls that same update from the squid cache. In my case it's a squid transparent cache so the client isn't even aware that it is using squid.... > > I should note that this effort shares certain philosophical points with > Unattended and I believe it will complement Unattended very well. > However, it is not being created as a plugin or extension to Unattended. > Specifically, we are looking for a controlled and open-source solution > to distribute critical updates to our Win boxes without using IIS (which > is required by SUS) or, in general, a Win server to host those updates. > And so we need something that will work beyond install-time for Windows. > It will be very possible to couple this or perhaps include it in > Unattended (that's not a request, just a musing), but it is being > created as a stand-alone project. Will you be attempting to use the MS Windows Update v4 (5?) ActiveX Control or will you have your own solution to pick/install updates on the client side? Something that could be used transparently to filter the updates would be $ > > There are already some other free (as in beer) alternatives to SUS > available but I haven't found one yet that suits our needs. If anyone > has any solutions or works-in-progress you think we should take into > account, I welcome the feedback. Also, I don't intend for this project > to derail or replace any ongoing efforts to potentially improve Windows > update mechanisms with Unattended, I just thought it was relevant enough > that I should mention it. > > You can expect an alpha announcement within a month. > > Thanks, > Matt Disney > IT Administrator > Electrical and Computer Engineering > University of Tennessee |
From: Matt D. <di...@ec...> - 2004-07-10 21:10:05
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Jeff Black wrote: >>Ok, this is a bit of a premature announcement, but since it came up... >> >>My team is working on an open source alternative to SUS. That is, an >>open source client/server package that will automatically download >>Windows updates from Microsoft and allow clients to pull those updates >>from the server. > > If these are the only requirements then it seems squid does a VERY good > job of this already. If you need to FILTER the hotfixes / updates then > squid may or may not work in your situation. I have never downloaded a > ms update twice, its cached locally after the 1st workstation downloads > it, even months later another workstation just pulls that same update from > the squid cache. In my case it's a squid transparent cache so the client > isn't even aware that it is using squid.... That's a very good, clean, and simple solution for locally caching updates. We're wanting to do more than that, though. The idea is really to provide a platform-independent offering that is competitive to SUS, which contains a server that tells Windows clients what updates are available to them (including a mechanism to approve or omit updates and specify certain other parameter related to updates). Additionally, we intend to ultimately have a solution that will allow third-party applications or updates as well. > Will you be attempting to use the MS Windows Update v4 (5?) ActiveX Control > or will you have your own solution to pick/install updates on the client side? At this time, we aren't optimistic about ever being able to use MS Windows Update on the client-side to pull updates from our server. We'll be considering that after we get an initial release out the door, but for now there will simply be a client-side program (it started out in Perl, but it's being rewritten in C++) of our own creation that will pull the updates from in-network server. > Something that could be used transparently to filter the updates would be $ Specifically, what kind of filtering capability are you looking for? Matt Disney IT Administrator Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Tennessee |
From: lloyd <sub...@tw...> - 2004-07-10 21:03:09
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Jeff Black wrote: >>Specifically, we are looking for a controlled and open-source solution >>to distribute critical updates to our Win boxes without using IIS (which >>is required by SUS) or, in general, a Win server to host those updates. this is what turned me off to SUS as well (not to mention that it's a microsoft product). what i would love to see is some tools and discussion of maintaining windows workstations *after* they've been deployed, and workstation management techniques that have a minimum of reliance on MS tools. eg, automatically updating mozilla installations, installing a new package on all workstations (ideally, in a way that handles heterogenously configured machines), etc.... |
From: John L. <jfl...@ca...> - 2004-05-14 16:55:58
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True. But bandwidth isn't really an issue where I work and by it's nature the script is out of date in a few days after it's release. It would be one less script to manage. I guess I could allow the script to update (saving bandwidth) and run auto update to finish up the job. :) thanks, john Mangano, Aron wrote: > You could do this, but why would you as it would cost you bandwidth and > dollars etc :-) > > Pats way is far superior as you only need to download the updates and > hotfixes once etc. > > Aron > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Lilley [mailto:jfl...@ca...] > Sent: Friday, 14 May 2004 3:57 AM > To: una...@li... > Subject: [Unattended] Windows auto update how to? > > Hey Everyone, > > I was wondering if its possible to run auto update automatically after > the last reboot to install all critical patches instead of using the > winxp-update.bat? I've set todo.pl "auconfig.pl 4" in base.bat but don't > really know how to get it to update immediately after install. > > Oh and great work on the linux boot disk! I boot pxe and this saves me > the headache of having to boot pxe twice for the drive format. :) > > John > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: SourceForge.net Broadband > Sign-up now for SourceForge Broadband and get the fastest > 6.0/768 connection for only $19.95/mo for the first 3 months! > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=2562&alloc_id=6184&op=click > _______________________________________________ > unattended-info mailing list > una...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info |
From: imdos <im...@im...> - 2004-05-14 17:26:55
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Maybe it is a possibility to set up an SUS-server www.susserver.com and to point your workstations to there. Then u can be sure all the updates will be installed. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate] "WUServer"="http://SUSServer.Company.com" "WUStatusServer"=http://SUSServer.Company.com [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU] "AUOptions"=dword:00000004 "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000001 "NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000000 "RescheduleWaitTime"=dword:00000001 "ScheduledInstallDay"=dword:00000000 "ScheduledInstallTime"=dword:00000004 "UseWUServer"=dword:00000001 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update] "AUOptions"=dword:00000004 "AUState"=dword:00000002 reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\LastWaitTimeout" /force >nul [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update] "ScheduledInstallDate"="2002.09.27 04:00:00" "Rescheduled"=dword:00000001 With this there is also an overview of which client has (allready) upgraded. imdos On Fri, 2004-05-14 at 18:49, John Lilley wrote: > True. But bandwidth isn't really an issue where I work and by it's > nature the script is out of date in a few days after it's release. It > would be one less script to manage. I guess I could allow the script to > update (saving bandwidth) and run auto update to finish up the job. :) > > thanks, > > john > > > Mangano, Aron wrote: > > You could do this, but why would you as it would cost you bandwidth and > > dollars etc :-) > > > > Pats way is far superior as you only need to download the updates and > > hotfixes once etc. > > > > Aron > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Lilley [mailto:jfl...@ca...] > > Sent: Friday, 14 May 2004 3:57 AM > > To: una...@li... > > Subject: [Unattended] Windows auto update how to? > > > > Hey Everyone, > > > > I was wondering if its possible to run auto update automatically after > > the last reboot to install all critical patches instead of using the > > winxp-update.bat? I've set todo.pl "auconfig.pl 4" in base.bat but don't > > really know how to get it to update immediately after install. > > > > Oh and great work on the linux boot disk! I boot pxe and this saves me > > the headache of having to boot pxe twice for the drive format. :) > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: SourceForge.net Broadband > > Sign-up now for SourceForge Broadband and get the fastest > > 6.0/768 connection for only $19.95/mo for the first 3 months! > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=2562&alloc_id=6184&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > unattended-info mailing list > > una...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: SourceForge.net Broadband > Sign-up now for SourceForge Broadband and get the fastest > 6.0/768 connection for only $19.95/mo for the first 3 months! > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=2562&alloc_id=6184&op=click > _______________________________________________ > unattended-info mailing list > una...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info |
From: Paul T. <pau...@mo...> - 2004-05-14 17:50:55
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imdos wrote: > Maybe it is a possibility to set up an SUS-server www.susserver.com and > to point your workstations to there. Then u can be sure all the updates > will be installed. > We use this method, but unfortnately, it's bothersome to try and decipher WHEN WAU decides to pull updates, and when it decides to install them. Forcing it to update is problematic at best, mysterious and infuriating in general. We just hand-install critical (i.e. Blaster, Sasser) security fixs on new machines (or, once our unattended point is finished, todo.pl will do it :) ) and then leave them on overnight. It's far superior than hand-applying each new hotfix, service pack, and security patch, however. |
From: Patrick J. L. <pa...@us...> - 2004-05-14 21:05:22
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John Lilley <jfl...@ca...> writes: > True. But bandwidth isn't really an issue where I work and by it's > nature the script is out of date in a few days after it's > release. We usually do a pretty good job of keeping our scripts up-to-date in CVS. Well, except for this week, when I forgot to commit the addition of 840374 until just now :-). You can keep yourself up-to-date via anonymous CVS, or via the Web interface to same: http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/unattended/unattended/install/scripts/winxpsp1-updates.bat (log) http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/unattended/unattended/install/scripts/winxpsp1-updates.bat?rev=HEAD (script itself) If we are too slow for you, you can always add the update yourself and send us patches so that everyone may benefit :-). - Pat |
From: Patrick J. L. <pa...@us...> - 2004-05-20 14:05:19
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For the record... I just read about this unattend.txt setting: [Unattended] DUDisable=No Apparently, this causes Windows Setup to connect to Windows Update to download everything during installation. Read all about it by searching for "DUDisable" (second occurrence) at: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsServ/2003/all/techref/en-us/w2k3tr_u_unattended.asp - Pat |