RE: About SUS.

["Netprouk Services" <Netprouk () netprouk com>]

Hi All,
         The best way to check SUS is working properly is via the W3SVC logs
locate by default in \winnt\system32\logfiles\w3svc\ (although you may want
to move them via iis admin mmc) on the SUS server.
This shows the updates taken by the client machines, patch approval etc.

Regards

  
Jason Normanton
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Netprouk
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-----Original Message-----
From: Williams Cathy [mailto:cwilliams () louisvilletech com] 
Sent: 25 November 2003 16:21
To: Matt Bukaty; s970501 () ku edu np; security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: RE: About SUS.

You can also check the event viewer for System events on the client
machines.  Any Automatically Installed patches would have events listed
there.

-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Bukaty [mailto:MatthewB () CallMeIT com] 
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 1:04 PM
To: s970501 () ku edu np; security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: RE: About SUS.

After installing SUS onto a W2K or W2K3 Server, did you also put the
piece into the Group Policy telling the client computers to point to the
SUS Server rather than Windows Update?
An easy way to test everything is bring up a new, unpatched W2K Pro or
XP Pro box, give it about an hour to download all the patches, and give
it a reboot. After that do a start > run > winmsd and see if you have
the Service Pack 4 for Win2K or Service Pack 1 for XP installed. 

-----Original Message-----
From: s970501 () ku edu np [mailto:s970501 () ku edu np]
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 11:07 AM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: About SUS.


I have installed MS SUS for patch management.
server setting has done include synchronization.
and now... how can i test sus server is working?
i tried on one test client.
i cannot find anything in Automatic Updates of control panel.
plz, help me :)



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