Patching Policy?

pmccoy

What if…I want to check two things in the patching policy so I can do the following:

Make sure a computer only reboots when a user is not on the machine

Force a popup that gives the person 5 tries to accept before a reboot

and reboots weekly every 7 days?

It seems I can only apply 1 policy?

tanderson

@pmccoy You can apply more than one Patch Management and IT Automation Policy. You can apply at the Client, Folder, or PC level.

mjones

https://community.atera.com/discussion/comment/2087#Comment_2087

You can, but they don't all apply, only the one closest to the agent applies.
I wish you could actually apply multiple, that would be great.

Precedence:
Agent > Folder\Site > Client\Location

Samuel MONIER

https://community.atera.com/discussion/404/patching-policy

1 - Create Configuration policy to reboot only when no user is connected on the machine and for the pop-up 5 times before force a reboot.

Apply that configuration policy to that agent, or folder.

2 - Create an Automation profile to schedule a reboot every week. Apply again to agent or folder.

Russ

I agree with the prior helpful comments others have offered you. To comment on each of your specific items, I will add:

1. Make sure a computer only reboots when a user is not on the machine
   1. This can be done in a configuration policy to "Disable auto-restart with logged-on users"
2. Force a popup that gives the person 5 tries to accept before a reboot
   1. This can be done in a configuration policy by "Allow end users to control device restarts"
3. reboots weekly every 7 days?
   1. This can be done in an automation policy whose only task is to reboot and schedule it for every 7 days.

I hope this is helpful.