[Xymon] Windows Update Script

[Bruno Manzoni]

Thanks Stef,

I just added this info in my doc: 
https://github.com/bonomani/Xymon-powershell-client-with-Windows-updates-centrally-managed/

Bruno

Le 20.10.2022 à 08:32, Stef Coene a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> We use client-local.cfg:
>
> [powershell]
> clientversion:2.27:https://x.x.x.x/xymon/download/
>
> And place xymonclient_2.27.ps1 in the xymon/download folder of your 
> webserver.
> Make sure the version variable in the file matches the version 
> variable in the client-local.cfg file and the filename!!!
>
> It will automatically download + install + refresh the xymon client so 
> the installed version matches the version in the section.
>
>
> Stef
>
Le 20.10.2022 à 06:48, Bruno Manzoni a écrit :
>
> Thanks all for your feedback,
>
> >Perhaps this could be added to Xymonton 
> <https://wiki.xymonton.org/doku.php>
> I dont know who manage Xymonton, but he could add it!
>
> >Yes, an excellent script! For my copy, I added a check that the ext 
> folder exists, create if not (it doesn't by default in my 
> environment). Also it found an obsolete patch of 2978 days old (not 
> even available at MS) so I created a filter to exclude reporting on 
> patches over 365 days.
>
> Let us know what modification did you did! (Send an email or create an 
> issue on Github)! And my 2 cents comments:
> - The check for the ext folder to exist should be better in the 
> powershell client: maybe just a warning or just created at the install 
> time (or both)
> - For the obsolete patch, a filter seems not a perfect solution (but 
> could be still usefull to have the code!): if you know a better way to 
> do it or if you know why it is not reported as it is in Windows: let 
> us know !
>
> Bruno
>
> Le 20.10.2022 à 01:24, James Louis a écrit :
>> Perhaps this could be added to Xymonton 
>> <https://wiki.xymonton.org/doku.php>.
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 5:58 PM Timothy Williams 
>> <tlwilliams4 at vcu.edu> wrote:
>>
>>     Yes, an excellent script! For my copy, I added a check that the
>>     ext folder exists, create if not (it doesn't by default in my
>>     environment). Also it found an obsolete patch of 2978 days old
>>     (not even available at MS) so I created a filter to exclude
>>     reporting on patches over 365 days.
>>
>>     Timothy Williams, UCC
>>
>>     On Wed, Oct 19, 2022, 6:39 PM Bruno Manzoni
>>     <bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch> wrote:
>>
>>         Hello List,
>>
>>         Thanks to Kris, we (the list) receive a script to manage
>>         Windows Updates!
>>
>>         With his authorization I just published the script on Github
>>         and a guide to make it running quickly
>>
>>         https://github.com/bonomani/Xymon-powershell-client-with-Windows-updates-centrally-managed/
>>
>>         Bruno
>>
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