Re: Does SMS 2003 allows me to install patches *at logon* ?

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From: Kim Oppalfens (kim_at_computacenter.nospam)
Date: 09/05/04 

Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 15:43:12 +0200

I don't think this is possible, allthough we can install stuff at logon
their is AFAIK now way of doing this on a recurring base, that 's the
main problem, you could go in and change the schedule of your
advertisement to after this event "logon", but you would have to create
a new advertisement for every patch (or group of patches you want to
deploy).

Kim Oppalfens
In article <u2hlVVtkEHA.3788@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl>, cbolan@surf1.de
says...
> Why don't you install the patches when "No user is logged on". As soon as
> the users log off at night (assuming they don't shut down the computer), the
> patches will install and reboot the computer. You will have to use the
> appropriate command line switches so that the patch installs silently.
>
> Chris
>
> "Marlon Brown" <marlon_brown@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OBKtZlgkEHA.3608@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> One of the things that my clients are complaining, is that patches should be
> installed exactly at logon time. Unfortunately with SMS 2.0, the best I
> could do is use Software Update Wizard and apply patches at 3:00AM, for
> example. Then when users startup their computers at 7:30AM the patches are
> applied at next SMS APM cycle (sometimes 20 minutes after logging on, but no
> guarantees).
>
> What I really need is apply these patches *at logon* and reboot workstations
> at that time. That way users will not have any unsaved documents and will be
> just start work and less inclined to curse me when they get a request to
> reboot their machines...
>
>
>
> 

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