Re: Auto-update versus "going green"

[Valdis Kletnieks <Valdis.Kletnieks () VT EDU>]

On Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:17:55 EDT, Jeff Kell said:

> We are running into issues with our NAC policy enforcement with machines that are set
> for some power-save / power-off profiles and consequently not auto-updating themselves.
> When they are turned on for use, they are missing patches and out-of-compliance, and can
> run into remediation/quarantine.

This sounds like a job for 'wake-on-LAN' if your BIOS and network card support it.  Poke
each machine at oh-dark-thirty, have it wake up, look for updates, and go back to sleep.

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