[Xymon] Windows Update Script

[Bruno Manzoni]

Thanks, just update my doc with this info!

Bruno

Le 20.10.2022 à 15:45, Timothy Williams a écrit :
> I added this before the first Function; note that I install and run 
> from a C:\Utils folder, not Program Files, change as needed.
>
>  $extfilepath = 'c:\Utils\ext'
>   IF(!(Test-Path $extfilepath))
>   {New-Item C:\Utils\ext –Type Directory}
>
> I also filtered the output in the ForEach loop by enclosing   If 
> ($patchAge -lt 365){...}
>
> *Timothy L. Williams*
>
> Windows Server *Operating Systems Analyst
> *Virginia Commonwealth University
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 8:32 AM Galen Johnson <solitaryr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     Xymonton is self-service.  The maintainer doesn't add the
>     monitors.  It can be as simple as a link to your GH or a text copy
>     people can download from there.
>
>     =G=
>
>     On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 12:49 AM Bruno Manzoni
>     <bruno.manzoni at ubi-network.ch> wrote:
>
>         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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