Policy to manual restart in WSUS3 "DD" <darshan.diora[ at ]infrasofttech.com> 12/22/2008 12:28:12 PM Hi, I have configured Option 4-Auto install and schedule for Windows update for all the servers but i do not wish to either schedule restart nor auto restart, i wish only manual restart for servers. all servers are in one Server OU, what else need to be selected in the group policy for manual restart however i wish all windows updates should be automically installed. Regards DD

Re: Policy to manual restart in WSUS3 "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench[ at ]heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> 12/24/2008 4:21:16 AM DD wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi, > I have configured Option 4-Auto install and schedule for Windows > update for all the servers but i do not wish to either schedule > restart nor auto restart, i wish only manual restart for servers. all > servers are in one Server OU, what else need to be selected in the > group policy for manual restart however i wish all windows updates > should be automically installed. > Regards > DD AFAIK I don't believe that's an option. OT, but I don't recommend autoupdates on servers. I'm just timid about that sort of thing.

Re: Policy to manual restart in WSUS3 "DD" <darshan.diora[ at ]infrasofttech.com> 12/24/2008 8:49:30 AM Hi, Which means there is no way i can automatically apply all the windows updates on the servers and prevent it from auto retart after schedule time. The only way is to do by manual install of updates ? Please let me know as this would be burden of installing manually on servers. Regards DD "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench[ at ]heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in message news:uXxqY8XZJHA.5108[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > DD wrote: >> Hi, >> I have configured Option 4-Auto install and schedule for Windows >> update for all the servers but i do not wish to either schedule >> restart nor auto restart, i wish only manual restart for servers. all >> servers are in one Server OU, what else need to be selected in the >> group policy for manual restart however i wish all windows updates >> should be automically installed. >> Regards >> DD > > AFAIK I don't believe that's an option. OT, but I don't recommend > autoupdates on servers. I'm just timid about that sort of thing. >

Re: Policy to manual restart in WSUS3 "Darren Mar-Elia" <dmanonymous[ at ]microsoft.com> 12/24/2008 4:40:01 PM I think the closest you get with the out-of-the-box policies is the "no auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations" but if you enable that policy, it only works if there is a user logged on to the target system. For a server, I am guessing that means, logged on at the console. In any case, it might be worth trying that option. Darren -- Darren Mar-Elia MS-MVP-Windows Server--Group Policy ******************************* Spot GPO differences and inconsistencies with the powerful GPO Compare 1.0. Download the trial at www.sdmsoftware.com/group_policy_compare ******************************* "DD" <darshan.diora[ at ]infrasofttech.com> wrote in message news:uICZpUaZJHA.4480[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Hi, > Which means there is no way i can automatically apply all the windows > updates on the servers and prevent it from auto retart after schedule > time. The only way is to do by manual install of updates ? Please let me > know as this would be burden of installing manually on servers. > > Regards > DD > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" > <lanwench[ at ]heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in > message news:uXxqY8XZJHA.5108[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> DD wrote: >>> Hi, >>> I have configured Option 4-Auto install and schedule for Windows >>> update for all the servers but i do not wish to either schedule >>> restart nor auto restart, i wish only manual restart for servers. all >>> servers are in one Server OU, what else need to be selected in the >>> group policy for manual restart however i wish all windows updates >>> should be automically installed. >>> Regards >>> DD >> >> AFAIK I don't believe that's an option. OT, but I don't recommend >> autoupdates on servers. I'm just timid about that sort of thing. >> > >

Re: Policy to manual restart in WSUS3 "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench[ at ]heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> 12/24/2008 6:21:46 PM DD wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi, > Which means there is no way i can automatically apply all the windows > updates on the servers and prevent it from auto retart after schedule > time. The only way is to do by manual install of updates ? Please let > me know as this would be burden of installing manually on servers. Yes, but a burden that's worth it. I would never do it otherwise. My servers do not get updated as frequently as workstations. Just my $.02. > > Regards > DD > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" > <lanwench[ at ]heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in > message news:uXxqY8XZJHA.5108[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> DD wrote: >>> Hi, >>> I have configured Option 4-Auto install and schedule for Windows >>> update for all the servers but i do not wish to either schedule >>> restart nor auto restart, i wish only manual restart for servers. >>> all servers are in one Server OU, what else need to be selected in >>> the group policy for manual restart however i wish all windows >>> updates should be automically installed. >>> Regards >>> DD >> >> AFAIK I don't believe that's an option. OT, but I don't recommend >> autoupdates on servers. I'm just timid about that sort of thing.