Re: Active Directory scheduled script

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There is no mechanism to say go run this script against all machines in this OU once. You will either need to do something with startup/shutdown scripts or you will need to come up with some other mechanism entirely. AD is not a replacement for software delivery and desktop management tools.

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Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
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BenBreaks wrote:
I have an Active Directory environment so I will use a script (to perform windows update and reboot if necessary) on an OU. My issue is that I don't want to place the script on logon/startup because it will run the script everyday and it will slow down user logins. How can I configure the script so that it will run only on a specified date, such as patch Tuesday?

Thanks!

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