Automatic Updates don't work
Do you need to be logged in as an administrator for windows to do it's automatic update thing, because it would be much better if updates could be carried out independantly of who was logged in.
Second question, Symantec antivirus is supposed to fetch it's updates according to a schedule I use, but it hasn't been doing it and now I've got this lsass.exe virus problem. It is because only a domain user was account was logged onto the server at the scheduled time of the update? This account doesn't have admin rights, so perhaps SAV couldn't update.
Anyway, I have this stupid lsass.exe thing going on now and no it's not sasser and it's not korgo and SAV doesn't detect anything.
Second question, Symantec antivirus is supposed to fetch it's updates according to a schedule I use, but it hasn't been doing it and now I've got this lsass.exe virus problem. It is because only a domain user was account was logged onto the server at the scheduled time of the update? This account doesn't have admin rights, so perhaps SAV couldn't update.
Anyway, I have this stupid lsass.exe thing going on now and no it's not sasser and it's not korgo and SAV doesn't detect anything.
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Thanks for the help. But let me get this right. As I understand it now:
1. Admin sets up a scheduled update for Symantec AV
2. If someone without admin privilages is logged in at the time of the scheduled update, the scheduled update will not work.
3. But, if no-one is logged on at the time of the scheduled update, then the scheduled tasks will work.
1. Admin sets up a scheduled update for Symantec AV
2. If someone without admin privilages is logged in at the time of the scheduled update, the scheduled update will not work.
3. But, if no-one is logged on at the time of the scheduled update, then the scheduled tasks will work.
Hi Jason210,
I have not worked with Symantec, but it must work. At evening I will try this out and tell you about results.
I'm only learning :)
Cheers!
I have not worked with Symantec, but it must work. At evening I will try this out and tell you about results.
I'm only learning :)
Cheers!
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Many many thanks! I'm learning to....
I want you to have the points...but I still haven't got a working solution.
What you suggest in your last comment didn't work for me. I've defined the Domain Admin as the user, set up the schedule, logged out and then logged on again as a domain user with no admin rights. Then I left the server. No Back-Up! Can you confirm that this indeed is what you did and that it was working on yours? What OS are you using, and where did you point the back-up to?
What I've done now is scheduled a small back up to take place tonight, logged out of the server again, and gone home. Unfortunately we all get chucked out at 17.00 UTC. I won't see be able to see the results until Monday, so if you can help me anymore on this I'd be very grateful.
I want you to have the points...but I still haven't got a working solution.
What you suggest in your last comment didn't work for me. I've defined the Domain Admin as the user, set up the schedule, logged out and then logged on again as a domain user with no admin rights. Then I left the server. No Back-Up! Can you confirm that this indeed is what you did and that it was working on yours? What OS are you using, and where did you point the back-up to?
What I've done now is scheduled a small back up to take place tonight, logged out of the server again, and gone home. Unfortunately we all get chucked out at 17.00 UTC. I won't see be able to see the results until Monday, so if you can help me anymore on this I'd be very grateful.
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Re: windows update - The only way that automatic updates will install regardless of who's logged in is to set automatic updates to the following option:
Download Updates automatically and install them on the schedule I specify, then set a time every day. This shouldn't matter who's logged in or not with what permissions - This will install them.
Re Symantec AV - What's the version that you're using? Corporate / Standalone /Managed / Unmanaged ?
Let us know if you haven't found a fix as yet,
Deb :))
Re: windows update - The only way that automatic updates will install regardless of who's logged in is to set automatic updates to the following option:
Download Updates automatically and install them on the schedule I specify, then set a time every day. This shouldn't matter who's logged in or not with what permissions - This will install them.
Re Symantec AV - What's the version that you're using? Corporate / Standalone /Managed / Unmanaged ?
Let us know if you haven't found a fix as yet,
Deb :))
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Thanks Deb, esp for the tip about automatic updates.
The Symantec av were using is the corporate edition - sent down to us from head office. I thought it was supposed to be really good :(
I'll try the Trend scan and let you know.
The Symantec av were using is the corporate edition - sent down to us from head office. I thought it was supposed to be really good :(
I'll try the Trend scan and let you know.
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Nope. Symantec AV did not update itself as scheduled, when no-one was logged onto the server.
Hi
Any results with the Trend? (some viruses can prevent connection to av vendor's update sites - not sure if this is happening here though) also anything in the event logs on the server? AV usually posts logs in the application event log,
Deb :))
Any results with the Trend? (some viruses can prevent connection to av vendor's update sites - not sure if this is happening here though) also anything in the event logs on the server? AV usually posts logs in the application event log,
Deb :))
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Hi Deb, I couldn't test trend because Symantec crashed today, so I've been fixing that (amongst countless other things). I have invented a new term: "CPPP". It stands for Critical Problem Pop-up Period. It means when the frequency of problem occurance increases beyond the capacity of the network administrator to fix them! Smetimes it's almost like a chain reaction. Perhaps there's already a term out there for it but this one seems to work pretty well.
Tomorrow I'll have time to do the Trend tests. Hopefully I'll have something then.
Many thanks in the meantime.
/J
Tomorrow I'll have time to do the Trend tests. Hopefully I'll have something then.
Many thanks in the meantime.
/J
Hi Jason - many thanks for the update - I know JUST how you feel. Catch you later, and good luck,
Deb :))
Deb :))
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I don't want this to go off-topic. The question was about Live Updates. Thanks to Debsyl I got Windows update sorted - that's great. My problem now is with Symantec Live Update. I think I just do NOT understand how this works in the corporate edition. I cannot edit the Symantec scheduler, it is locked, even though I have Domain admin rights.
Please not that comments about the virus continue in this thread:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21126720/Lsass-exe-failure.html
Please not that comments about the virus continue in this thread:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21126720/Lsass-exe-failure.html
Hi Jason,
You need to unlock the server group - if is corporate and is deployed as such - ie with server deploying updates to managed clients. Can you access or install the symantec system centre console? - should be on the server. You ordinarily need a password to unlock the server group - this should then allow you to configure update schedules etc. I haven't got access to one to give exact step by steps right now, but can do either tomorrow or Thursday if necessary. Let me know. In the meantime I'll try find you a user manual for it - what's the corporate edition?
Deb :))
You need to unlock the server group - if is corporate and is deployed as such - ie with server deploying updates to managed clients. Can you access or install the symantec system centre console? - should be on the server. You ordinarily need a password to unlock the server group - this should then allow you to configure update schedules etc. I haven't got access to one to give exact step by steps right now, but can do either tomorrow or Thursday if necessary. Let me know. In the meantime I'll try find you a user manual for it - what's the corporate edition?
Deb :))
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The edition is 8.1.
I have the password and can access a console.
It is also imposible for me to schedule any scans. There is one defalt scan sheduled for 12.00AM sunday, that is locked. I can't add any more, or edit this one even with full admin privilages.
Thanks for the help so far -
Jason
I have the password and can access a console.
It is also imposible for me to schedule any scans. There is one defalt scan sheduled for 12.00AM sunday, that is locked. I can't add any more, or edit this one even with full admin privilages.
Thanks for the help so far -
Jason
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Time to close this one, I guess. No final answer was obtained - although some fairly useful info and help was given. I 'll have to split this one on a 'B' I'm afraid....
Many thanks all.
Many thanks all.
or one of the administrators group.
if you are not from administrators group you can not upgrade virus definitions.
(if you are logged out from computer, sheduled tasks will work)
If I'm not misunderstanding someting :)
Cheers!