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Ben
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Mon Oct 03, 2005 12:50 pm Post subject:
Patch Management for Non-MS Products |
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Hi,
Just wondering what other people use for patching non-ms products? I thought
SMS could do this, however after reading the product guide, I'm not so sure.
I want to be able to update software like firefox or acrobat reader when a
security update is release, from a central location, like WSUS. That way I
don't have to rely on the users having to remember to do this!
Cheers
Ben |
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James
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Mon Oct 03, 2005 4:50 pm Post subject:
RE: Patch Management for Non-MS Products |
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We currently use Altiris
"Ben" wrote:
| Quote: | Hi,
Just wondering what other people use for patching non-ms products? I thought
SMS could do this, however after reading the product guide, I'm not so sure.
I want to be able to update software like firefox or acrobat reader when a
security update is release, from a central location, like WSUS. That way I
don't have to rely on the users having to remember to do this!
Cheers
Ben
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Nick Payne
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Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:51 am Post subject:
Re: Patch Management for Non-MS Products |
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For acrobat patches, group policy works fine. Run the patch on a
workstation, pause at the initial dialog, and you will find the MSI and
associated files in a subdir of <yourprofile>\Local Settings\Temp. Just copy
them away to a location on a server and then create the app object.
Ditto for Sun Java and many other products.
Nick
"Ben" <bjblackmore@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Hi,
Just wondering what other people use for patching non-ms products? I
thought SMS could do this, however after reading the product guide, I'm
not so sure. I want to be able to update software like firefox or acrobat
reader when a security update is release, from a central location, like
WSUS. That way I don't have to rely on the users having to remember to do
this! |
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Ben
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Fri Oct 07, 2005 4:50 pm Post subject:
Re: Patch Management for Non-MS Products |
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Hi Nick,
Thanks for the reply.
What I'm really looking for is a product that will act like WSUS, in that
you can configure what software your using, then have it go away and check
for updates either daily/weekly/monthly then distribute it to all the
clients.
I've found this, which I think might do a simular job, But I'm not to sure!
http://www.altiris.com/products/patchmanagement/#ss
Ben
"Nick Payne" <someone@nowhere.au> wrote in message
news:OUhwiLxyFHA.1256@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| Quote: | For acrobat patches, group policy works fine. Run the patch on a
workstation, pause at the initial dialog, and you will find the MSI and
associated files in a subdir of <yourprofile>\Local Settings\Temp. Just
copy them away to a location on a server and then create the app object.
Ditto for Sun Java and many other products.
Nick
"Ben" <bjblackmore@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eMA4SPByFHA.3556@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
Hi,
Just wondering what other people use for patching non-ms products? I
thought SMS could do this, however after reading the product guide, I'm
not so sure. I want to be able to update software like firefox or acrobat
reader when a security update is release, from a central location, like
WSUS. That way I don't have to rely on the users having to remember to do
this!
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Eric Denekamp
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Fri Oct 07, 2005 4:50 pm Post subject:
Re: Patch Management for Non-MS Products |
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I have experience with Altiris, and it works great, but it does much more
and it is your best management too I have seen....
good luck,
Eric Denekamp
mailto:ericd@infosupport.com
| Quote: | Hi Nick,
Thanks for the reply.
What I'm really looking for is a product that will act like WSUS, in
that you can configure what software your using, then have it go away
and check for updates either daily/weekly/monthly then distribute it
to all the clients.
I've found this, which I think might do a simular job, But I'm not to
sure! http://www.altiris.com/products/patchmanagement/#ss
Ben
"Nick Payne" <someone@nowhere.au> wrote in message
news:OUhwiLxyFHA.1256@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
For acrobat patches, group policy works fine. Run the patch on a
workstation, pause at the initial dialog, and you will find the MSI
and associated files in a subdir of <yourprofile>\Local
Settings\Temp. Just copy them away to a location on a server and then
create the app object.
Ditto for Sun Java and many other products.
Nick
"Ben" <bjblackmore@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eMA4SPByFHA.3556@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
Hi,
Just wondering what other people use for patching non-ms products? I
thought SMS could do this, however after reading the product guide,
I'm not so sure. I want to be able to update software like firefox
or acrobat reader when a security update is release, from a central
location, like WSUS. That way I don't have to rely on the users
having to remember to do this!
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Alexey Korobkin
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Fri Oct 07, 2005 4:50 pm Post subject:
Re: Patch Management for Non-MS Products |
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Hello, Ben!
You wrote on Fri, 7 Oct 2005 14:44:19 +0100:
B> Thanks for the reply.
B> What I'm really looking for is a product that will act like WSUS, in
B> that you can configure what software your using, then have it go away
B> and check for updates either daily/weekly/monthly then distribute it to
B> all the clients.
SMS or ScriptLogic will do fine that for you.
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With best regards, Alexey Korobkin. |
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