Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Thu Nov 17 14:23:55 CST 2011
<rant mode: on> That is exactly how I set things as I have done this many times before. Maybe I may have over-looked this process once or twice but when it starts happening more on a continuous bases I starting suspecting the previous updates assistance. I have now learned after each update to go and turn-off auto-updates but I am caught occasionally. All I want it to is just stay off, period. I can understand auto-updates being the default setting on workstations but having the same on servers is crazy. IMHO, Auto-update for servers does not need to exist. </rant mode: off> Jim PS My current versions of Linux, do regular updates, always asks to start, rarely requires a reboot and always asks when it does. That process works for me. -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 11:51 PM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [AccessD] How to configure WUA (was: New SQL Server license scheme ...) Hi Jim et al Well well, relax ... don't blame MSFT, blame he/she who has configured for Important Updates "How Windows can install updates" to: "Install updates automatically (recommended)" instead of picking the setting appropriate for a managed high-priority server expected to run 24/7: "Download updates but let me choose whether to install them" /gustav >>> accessd at shaw.ca 16-11-2011 23:18 >>> Hi John: One example, last weekend that particularly annoyed me was that my Server 2008 rebooted without asking. It had been set that upgrades were manual but through some MS Update that setting was modified. I am sure the server was prompting me with a reboot, in ten minutes type request, but I was not there to observe it so the server rebooted. I have a MSSQL running on the box and it of course disconnected from my web server. It was not until a client and friend called saying he could not see his data that I knew anything was wrong. >From my perspective, unless that box is on fire it should not reboot...and it had better not install updates without my explicit agreement. Jim -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com