How to add/edit approval on multiple updates? "Per-Torben Sørensen" <mspts[ at ]ventelo.net> 6/20/2007 8:14:46 AM Hello. We have a wsus server that will serve for 3 locations plus our testalb. Now I have one computer group for each location and one for the testlab (for testing updates) When an update is downloaded to the server I approve it in the root-tree and let the testlab computer group inherit that. I set the location computer groups to not approved. If the update works fine on the computers in the testlab I want to set the location computers to inherit the approval as well. Now, when I select several updates they don't show the current approvals so I ahave to re-approve and configure the inhereting all over again. Am I doing somethng wrong, or is this normal behaviour? Is there a smart way to set this up so I can easily just let the location computer groups inherit the approval? Regards Per-Torben Sørensen

RE: How to add/edit approval on multiple updates? eddieb[ at ]online.microsoft.com (Eddie Bowers [MSFT]) 6/20/2007 9:58:15 PM You are not doing something wrong. I encourage customers experiencing this specific issue to call Microsoft and get a case open. Eddie Bowers Security Support Microsoft Corporation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Re: How to add/edit approval on multiple updates? "Lawrence Garvin \(MVP\)" <onsitech[ at ]community.nospam> 6/22/2007 2:36:47 AM "Per-Torben Sørensen" <mspts[ at ]ventelo.net> wrote in message news:OO3zRMxsHHA.5008[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Hello. > > We have a wsus server that will serve for 3 locations plus our testalb. > Now I have one computer group for each location and one for the testlab > (for testing updates) > > When an update is downloaded to the server I approve it in the root-tree > and let the testlab computer group inherit that. I set the location > computer groups to not approved. If the update works fine on the computers > in the testlab I want to set the location computers to inherit the > approval as well. > > Now, when I select several updates they don't show the current approvals > so I ahave to re-approve and configure the inhereting all over again. > Is there a smart way to set this up so I can easily just let the location > computer groups inherit the approval? Why not just approve for the TEST GROUP =only=. Leave "All Computers" at =Not Approved=. Then, when you're satisfied that testing is successful, set "All Computers" to =Install= and click on OK. I'm not a big fan of configuring exceptions at a lower level of a heirarchy, *especially* when the exceptions apply to all but one group! Approve the *one* group if that's the only group that needs the approval. -- Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCTS, MCP Independent WSUS Evangelist MVP-Software Distribution (2005-2007) https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=30E00990-8F1D-4774-BD62-D095EB07B36E Everything you need for WSUS is at http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/technologies/featured/wsus/default.mspx And, almost everything else is at http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com .....

Re: How to add/edit approval on multiple updates? "Per-Torben Sørensen" <mspts[ at ]ventelo.net> 6/22/2007 8:49:20 AM Hello. That's part of the problem. when I approve for TEST GROUP and ahve tested OK, then I need to find those updates and approve them. But when I select more than one at a time the approvals are reset in the approval window so I have to re-approve. "Lawrence Garvin (MVP)" <onsitech[ at ]community.nospam> wrote in message news:eN83xYHtHHA.4800[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > "Per-Torben Sørensen" <mspts[ at ]ventelo.net> wrote in message > news:OO3zRMxsHHA.5008[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Hello. >> >> We have a wsus server that will serve for 3 locations plus our testalb. >> Now I have one computer group for each location and one for the testlab >> (for testing updates) >> >> When an update is downloaded to the server I approve it in the root-tree >> and let the testlab computer group inherit that. I set the location >> computer groups to not approved. If the update works fine on the >> computers in the testlab I want to set the location computers to inherit >> the approval as well. >> >> Now, when I select several updates they don't show the current approvals >> so I ahave to re-approve and configure the inhereting all over again. > > >> Is there a smart way to set this up so I can easily just let the location >> computer groups inherit the approval? > > Why not just approve for the TEST GROUP =only=. Leave "All Computers" at > =Not Approved=. > > Then, when you're satisfied that testing is successful, set "All > Computers" to =Install= and click on OK. > > I'm not a big fan of configuring exceptions at a lower level of a > heirarchy, *especially* when the exceptions apply to all but one group! > Approve the *one* group if that's the only group that needs the approval. > > -- > Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCTS, MCP > Independent WSUS Evangelist > MVP-Software Distribution (2005-2007) > https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=30E00990-8F1D-4774-BD62-D095EB07B36E > > Everything you need for WSUS is at > http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/technologies/featured/wsus/default.mspx > > And, almost everything else is at > http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com > .... > >

Re: How to add/edit approval on multiple updates? "Lawrence Garvin \(MVP\)" <onsitech[ at ]community.nospam> 6/22/2007 10:17:10 PM "Per-Torben Sørensen" <mspts[ at ]ventelo.net> wrote in message news:OEy37oKtHHA.2164[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Hello. > > That's part of the problem. > > when I approve for TEST GROUP and ahve tested OK, then I need to find > those updates and approve them. But when I select more than one at a time > the approvals are reset in the approval window so I have to re-approve. Ahh... when setting the options in that window to add the approvals for the new groups, you must also ensure that "TEST GROUP" is still set to Install, or it will be unapproved, as all selections in the current dialog will overwrite any previously existing settings. -- Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCTS, MCP Independent WSUS Evangelist MVP-Software Distribution (2005-2007) https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=30E00990-8F1D-4774-BD62-D095EB07B36E Everything you need for WSUS is at http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/technologies/featured/wsus/default.mspx And, almost everything else is at http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com .....