https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-windows_autoupdate

Puppet module to manage Windows AutoUpdate
https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-windows_autoupdate

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Puppet module to manage Windows AutoUpdate

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-windows_autoupdate
• Owner: voxpupuli
• License: mit
• Archived: true
• Created: 2013-04-26T15:08:29.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-06-09T13:34:36.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-13T23:10:38.915Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: hacktoberfest, puppet, windows-puppet-module
• Language: Ruby
• Homepage: https://forge.puppet.com/puppet/windows_autoupdate
• Size: 175 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 37
• Forks: 12
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • Contributing: .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE

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**This module is deprecated. Do not use it anymore**

# Windows Automatic Updates module for Puppet

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#### Table of Contents

1. [Overview](#overview)

1. [Module Description - What is the windows_autoupdate module?](#module-description)

1. [Setup - The basics of getting started with windows_autoupdate](#setup)

    * [What windows_autoupdate affects](#what-autoupdates-affects)

    * [Beginning with windows_autoupdate](#beginning-with-autoupdates)

1. [Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality](#usage)

1. [Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how](#reference)

1. [Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.](#limitations)

1. [Development - Guide for contributing to the module](#development)

## Overview

Puppet module for managing [Microsoft Windows Automatic Updates](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328010).

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## Module Description

This module configures all the relevant windows registry keys used to manage

windows automatic update settings on your windows machine.

## Setup

### What autoupdates affects

* Configures registry keys/values

### Beginning with autoupdate

Manage autoupdates with default settings:

```puppet

   include windows_autoupdate

```

Disable auto updates:

```puppet

   class { 'windows_autoupdate': noAutoUpdate => '1' }

```

## Usage

### Classes and Defined Types

#### Class: `windows_autoupdate`

The autoupdate module primary classes, `windows_autoupdate`, configures all the

registry settings required to manage auto updates.

**Parameters within `windows_autoupdates`:**

##### `no_auto_update`

* 0 - Enable Automatic Updates (Default)

* 1 - Disable Automatic Updates

##### `au_options`

* 2 - Notify for download and notify for install

* 3 - Auto download and notify for install

* 4 - Auto download and schedule the install

##### `scheduled_install_day`

* 0 - Install every day

* 1 to 7 - Install on specific day of the week from Sunday (1) to Saturday (7).

##### `scheduled_install_time`

* 0 to 23 - Install time of day in 24-hour format

##### `use_wuserver`

* 1 to use custom update server

##### `reschedule_wait_time`

* The number of minutes to wait after service start time before performing the installation.

##### `no_auto_reboot_with_logged_on_users`

* 1 to prevent automatic reboot while users are logged on.

## Reference

### Classes

#### Public Classes

* [`windows_autoupdates`](#class_autoupdates): Guides the basic management of

  windows auto update settings.

## Limitations

This module is tested on the following platforms:

* Windows 2008 R2

It is tested with the OSS version of Puppet only.

## Development

### Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for full details on contributing to this project.