jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Thu Nov 17 07:04:08 CST 2011
Gustav, I have had this happen to me as well. I set ALL my machines to download and notify me and suddenly I come in and the server has rebooted and informs me that an update was done which required a reboot. The only thing I can figure is that a previous update which I did reboot after has gone in and reset that setting to automatic. This is real, believe me. John W. Colby Colby Consulting Reality is what refuses to go away when you do not believe in it On 11/17/2011 2:51 AM, Gustav Brock wrote: > 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 > >