Carl said:
My users do not have administrative permissions. If I run the
SoftwareUpdateService as an Admin vice SYSTEM, can it automatically install
software?
Hi
SUS will work for non-admin users as long as you set AUOptions to 4
(that is the only setting that will make SUS install updates even
for non-admin users).
Below is an excerpt from the "Software Update Services Deployment
White Paper":
</quote>
AUOptions
Range = 2|3|4.
2 = notify of download and installation
3 = automatically download and notify of installation
4 = automatic download and scheduled installation.
All options notify the local administrator.
</quote>
See the chapter "Configuring the Automatic Updates client software"
in the white paper for more details.
Download link for "Software Update Services Deployment White Paper"
(SUS_Deployguide_sp1.doc) can be found under "More Information" at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sus/default.mspx
Fyi, there is a separate newsgroup for SUS:
microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs
URL to the group softwareupdatesvcs for those who uses the Web
interface to access the newsgroups:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsser...t.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs
A Web site about SUS with a FAQ and a SUS forum:
http://www.susserver.com/
More SUS Web sites:
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/sus/faq.html
http://www.faqshop.com/sus/default.htm