WSUS behavour of automatic updates.

Installing WSUS today and I have a question about creating the GPO to
install updates on clients.
On page 20 of the
Step-by step Guide to getting started with MWSUS it indicates 4 different
Configure Automatice Updates options. The first 2 and the 4th indicated
that you need to be a local admin to install the updates on the PC. The 3rd
does not indicate this. So I guess I have 2 questions.
1. Does this also require that the user on the PC have admin rights to the
PC to install the updates?
2. If so is there a way to install updates on PCs without the person
logged on being a local admin?

Thanks in advance

huckster wrote:

> Installing WSUS today and I have a question about creating the GPO to
> install updates on clients.
> On page 20 of the
> Step-by step Guide to getting started with MWSUS it indicates 4 different
> Configure Automatice Updates options. The first 2 and the 4th indicated
> that you need to be a local admin to install the updates on the PC. The 3rd
> does not indicate this. So I guess I have 2 questions.
> 1. Does this also require that the user on the PC have admin rights to the
> PC to install the updates?
> 2. If so is there a way to install updates on PCs without the person
> logged on being a local admin?
>
Hi,

With AUOptions set to 4 ("Auto download and schedule the install"),
the updates will be installed even if the user is not a local admin.
Note that this configuration also will install the updates even if
no one is logged in (and automatically reboot if the update process
needs a reboot to finish).


And a FYI:

Please post WSUS questions to the newsgroup dedicated to WSUS:
microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services


WebNews link to the WSUS newsgroup:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...pdate_services


Or use a newsgroup reader (default Outlook Express) to access this new
group:

Clicking on this link should open this group in OE:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...pdate_services


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