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Will critical security updates get applied even with "auto minor version upgrade" disabled?

RDS offers an "auto minor version upgrade" setting, described in the docs, which causes AWS to automatically upgrade your database engine from time to time: If you want Amazon RDS to upgrade the DB engine version of a database automatically, you…
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Offline Server update

I have 3 machines that are completely shielded from the internet (Air gapped). I have a LARGE list of KBs from Microsoft that I need to download and install (Something like 200). I can NOT put the machine on the internet or connect it to WSUS or…
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Make Windows Install all Updates on a Certain Day

I would like our servers to install all available updates every Saturday. I set the "Configure Automatic Updates" group policy. I then configured it to "Auto download and schedule the install." Then, I set the installation date for Saturday at 3…
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Automatic Restart of Windows Server 2012R2 after Windows Update

I have a Windows Server 2012R2 which is set to have the Windows Updates Scheduled at a certain time. However, this week, I received a 15 minute countdown from the moment I signed in instead of straight after the Windows Update. This therefore…
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Automatic Updates on Production Server

Seeing as there have been more and more exploits recently with shellshock etc. Have the opinions of people changed in regards to having automatic updates on production servers? And what would the best way to run these be? Just chucking in a crontab…
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Automatically download, but do not install, upgrades

Running debian stable, I know I can use unattended-upgrades to automatically download and install upgrades. However, running debian unstable, I would be extremely reluctant to automatically install upgrades due to the nature of the distribution…
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How do I automate complex software distribution?

Our customer has solution that includes several products that cooperate with each other. When we update any part of the solution we have to provide administrator’s guide for every operating system (XP, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 e.t.c.). Guide…
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how to cancel an automatic restart in windows server 2012 after installing windows updates

Here's the thing - the "shutdown -a" option doesn't work, there is no "Restart Later" button, just a countdown timer of 15 minutes and no way to cancel it. What should I do? I read somewhere that if I lock, it will freeze the timer until my next…
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What's the best solution for updating in a small environment

I'm looking for a solution to updates - I really need all my flash and Java updates to be installed automatically as soon as they are available. Microsoft Updates pro - updates all versions and office products con - some big updates require…
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How do I make unattended-upgrades email me every time it runs?

How do I get unattended-upgrades to email me every time it runs, even if there are no packages that need updating? When there are upgrades they are applied and I am emailed, so the configuration is at least partially right. System details and…
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Domain controller and local computer different timezones for automatic updates

If the Windows domain controller is in PST time zone and the local computer is in the EST time zone and automatic updates are scheduled for 1:00 AM via group policy, will the local computer install them at 1:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM EST?
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Server 2012 (NOT R2) stuck checking for updates

I've done all this to resolve the update issue. 1. Catroot rename 2. softwaredistribution rename 3. change how to update settings 4. WU diag troubleshooter cab 5. registered numerous DLLs 6. Ran SFC /scannow 7. DISM cmd 8. installed 2012 over…
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Configuring Win10 updates to run at a specific time

I'm currently in the process of migrating some of our systems from Win7 to Win10. One of the requirements of this migration is that any systems running Win10 will need to conform to a specific update policy we had in the past (Win7 machines). Based…
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How to automate OS/ECS-agent updating on a EC2 instance in ECS Auto Scaling environment?

First off: I feel like I still don't understand some of the fundamental concepts of AWS, so please bear with me, if this question is noobish. I have the following set-up in AWS: 1 ECS-Cluster with 1 single service The Cluster is configured to use 1…
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Update Windows 10 Update Status Times In Security Settings

We use an RMM Software that controls and manages Microsoft Patches. It is not able to automatically update the 'Last Checked Time' in the Update and Security Module. In previous windows we would automatically update the below regkeys with the…
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