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How to prevent WSUS from restarting computers.

Asked by: mjalmassud

Hi guys,

We have a WSUS server that is running on windows server 2003, and it is working great, but there is one small problem.

Since this WSUS is dedicated to provide the update service for more than a 100 servers, we have set the policy to no auto restart. We’ve come to fine that this option applies only if there is a user logged on to the server after the updates applied, there for if there is no one logged on to it, it will restart.
Right now we had to change to option 3, which download updates then notify.

These are the options that we have right now under windows update:

Setting                                                                                                                                                 State
Do not display 'Install Updates and Shut Down' option in Shut Down Windows dialog box                                 Enabled
Do not adjust default option to 'Install Updates and Shut Down' in Shut Down Windows dialog box                 Enabled
Configure Automatic Updates                                                                                                                 Enabled
Specify intranet Microsoft update service location                                                                                 Enabled
Enable client-side targeting                                                                                                                 Enabled
Reschedule Automatic Updates scheduled installations                                                                                 Enabled
No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installations                                                                 Enabled
Automatic Updates detection frequency                                                                                                 Not configured
Allow Automatic Updates immediate installation                                                                                 Not configured
Delay Restart for scheduled installations                                                                                                 Not configured
Re-prompt for restart with scheduled installations                                                                                 Not configured
Allow non-administrators to receive update notifications                                                                                 Not configured

So the question would be as you guessed, is there a way to make no auto restart works the way it sounds with disregard to whether there is any body logged on to the server?

All comments are very appreciated

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Answers

 

by: darkeryuPosted on 2005-06-16 at 01:04:35ID: 14228987

Hi:

No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installations                                                                Not Configured

thanks

 

by: NyaemaPosted on 2005-06-16 at 01:57:15ID: 14229214

The answer to your question as you already know is Unfortunately...NO.

This policy object's purpose was to prevent machine restarts while a user was working.
No user logged on means no one to interrupt so ok to restart machine... :-)

But the closed thing to what you want to achieve is...
Is to put the computers your network in there own OU (not the defualt one ..."Dopmain computers")
so that there gpo settings do not affect the DC settings
and create and apply GPOs at the OU level only (Not at the root).
It is OK to create at the root (but do not apply it there (apply at OU))

Edit the default domain server group policy. (Right click the Domain controllers OU)


For the DC's
Allow Automatic Updates immediate installation...
Should be set to Disabled
so that Updates will be downloaded but not installed until the administrator says so.

For Computers
Allow Automatic Updates immediate installation...
should be set to enabled


No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installations...
Should be set to enabled...
Specifies that to complete a scheduled installation, Automatic Updates will wait for the computer to be restarted by any user who is logged on, instead of causing the computer to restart automatically.

Behaviour explained above.

 

by: mjalmassudPosted on 2005-06-17 at 06:59:42ID: 14240870

Well.

what I am doing right now, is making it download, and notify for instaltion, which is easrer but thanks a lot.

 

by: DorlandSupportPosted on 2005-10-11 at 08:42:42ID: 15061529

I am having a different problem in that I have "No Auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Installation options"  enabled, but even though users are logged onto the workstation, it sometimes will act as though it is not configured and will prompt the user that they can either hit "restart now" or it will restart on it's own. It also counts down from the default 5 min and then restarts. Any ideas on why this would happen?
Thanks
Jon

 

by: DorlandSupportPosted on 2005-10-11 at 08:44:50ID: 15061560

I am having a  problem in that I have "No Auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Installation options"  enabled, but even though users are logged onto the workstation, it sometimes will act as though it is not configured and will prompt the user that they can either hit "restart now" or it will restart on it's own. It also counts down from the default 5 min and then restarts. This has been configured in a GPO and I am using WSUS. Any ideas on why this would happen?
Thanks
Jon

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