[dba-Tech] Never set your system to auto-updates

Jon Tydda jon at tydda.plus.com
Mon Feb 11 14:15:33 CST 2008


Start, Run, GPedit.msc, in the Local Computer Policy (top half), go to
Administrative Templates, Windows Components, then Windows Updates. In there
are the policies I was talking about, you can set it to not install the ones
that will require a reboot but install the rest, also loads of other things.

There's an explanation page for each one in there as well, so you know
what's going on.


Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
Sent: 11 February 2008 20:14
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Never set your system to auto-updates

Ahh, you understand... I had to work all Sunday to fix the damage caused the
update.... To say the least I am not amused. MS should have a setting when
an update will require a reboot it either does not install or not perform a
reboot until manually confirmed. Servers sometimes can not just be rebooted
without causing damage.  

Jim

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 4:12 AM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Never set your system to auto-updates

I stopped doing it automatically (the install part) because it would cause
my SQL Server to reboot right in the middle of trying to get work done. 


John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 2:29 AM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: [dba-Tech] Never set your system to auto-updates


This morning all the computers and router was off-line. I initially assumed
there had been a power outage but then became aware that none of the clocks
had suffered the same fate.

It took a while to figure out what had happen but after checking the event
log it was noted that a MS auto update had gone through on the server....
Yes, I know what you are going to say; "Never auto update on; and especially
not server."

There had been an auto update and the update affected the active directory
and these effects rippled through to each station and each station was
auto-rebooted.

So never have MS auto-update on...

Jim   

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