[Samba] Make Samba 3.0.4 PDC server as Windows update server

[rruegner]

Hi,
if you only have this service on the station it will run
as long to the next reboot patch.
The security of ms webserver an additionals you can read at technet , 
which is a must to read !!!
Windows isnt that unstable as most of the people say if you dont fuck it 
with buggy drivers , programs, or ugly admins ( as there nearly more 
than users )
The described susserver has a parameter for downloading via a proxy ,no 
problem at all.
and you dont have time to google , but waste our time with asking?
Regards

cep welly schrieb:
> rruegner wrote:
> 
>> Hi ,
>> you can make any win2k, winxp prof workstation make a
>> sus server , you only have to fix a few parameters ( lines )in the 
>> downloaded
>> sus package vom ms ( the line which check the install to the version
>> of windows cause normaly you can only install it on server versions )
>> Then you install iis ( ms-webserver ) from your win cd (included on 
>> win2k, winxp),
>> install the modified package , setup the sus server ( language, 
>> download rotation time ) download your updates , aprove them.
>> Make a ntconfig.pol in your netlogon at smb pdc, and
>> configure daily internal check to the ip of the sus server.
>> You can also outroll a tool forcesus.exe and start it
>> with psexec on every domain computer to force the sus update anytime.
>> The only problem is the win sus station has to be up the whole time. ( 
>> or at last the update time )
> 
> 
> That' might be a problem. Is windows designed to be up for a long time ( 
> without reboot or blue screen ? --- ;-) )
> 
>> A duron/celeron 800 or so with 128MB  Ram will do the job nicly.
>> There are a few other possiblities ( some with linux via wget and so 
>> on  ), but this is i found the best way.
>> YOu will found all information about that at
>> http://www.susserver.com/ in the forums.
> 
> 
> Thanks for your valuable information. I haven't got enough time to 
> google for additional info, but I think
> deploying susserver behind proxy firewall won't be a problem ( isn't it 
> ??? )
> Cheers all ...
> 
>> It is no hard job to do and works 100 %
>> Regards Robert
>>
>> cep welly schrieb:
>>
>>> hi, guys... I'm a noobie around here and.... first come first ask  ;-)
>>> well, I have successfully made my linux box ( debian sid kernel 2.426 
>>> ) as a PDC
>>> ( I can connect my winxp box to this pdc --> that's what i mean 
>>> success )....
>>> I'm using Samba 3.0.4. I wonder if I can make my pdc to be a windows 
>>> update server.
>>> As we know, updating windows always goes through the internet, which 
>>> in my
>>> consideration is not good internet bandwidth management ( assume if 
>>> there's
>>> a hundred or even thousand windows clients in a network ... )
>>> So, if one machine can provide that need, it would be a great 
>>> improvement.
>>> I've heard about SUS which can provide this, but since it need a 
>>> windows server
>>> I guess I should ignore that ( I'd experienced a bad time when one of 
>>> our server
>>> being compromised several months ago --- that's why I turn to Linux 
>>> platform )
>>> Maybe providing a script to execute the update files is not enough, 
>>> since users
>>> have to involved to the installation, answering some questions, etc 
>>> which
>>> might be boring them ( in case there'll not just only one update ). 
>>> And there will
>>> be a chance where users will give a wrong answer.
>>> Updating windows without asking anything, after user log in just : go 
>>> copying files,
>>> changin' registry, etc ( restart after the whole process defenetely 
>>> can't be avoided,
>>> isn't it ?  :D )
>>> Or I just to much to hope .....
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>>
>>> --me--
>>>
>>
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