Notify user of reboot needed

jens
jens Member Posts: 6 ✭
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Hi

Has anyone managed to find a way to automatically notify the user if reboot is needed or of the device has not been rebooted for a certain amount of time?

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  • gilgi
    gilgi Administrator, Moderator, Internal Posts: 313 admin

    Have you checked the option of rebooting outside of office hours?

    https://support.atera.com/hc/en-us/articles/5499183257884-Configuration-policies

  • jens
    jens Member Posts: 6 ✭

    Yes, but normally the devices are not on outside office hours and I would not expect them to reboot every day.

  • epeterson
    epeterson Member Posts: 1 ✭

    I have this script that I can schedule when needed or run on demand

    msg * /server:localhost /time:6000 /v / w "This is a reminder that there are Security System Updates pending installation, due to the criticality of these updates please reboot at your earliest convenience so the update may complete. Thank you for your assistance Your IT Department "

  • mjones
    mjones Member Posts: 185 ✭✭✭✭
    https://community.atera.com/discussion/comment/2786#Comment_2786

    That's neat, but could be a little suspect looking if they don't know it is coming.

    I have been meaning to look into custom Windows "Toast" notifications, but haven't found the time yet.
    https://github.com/Windos/BurntToast

  • mackenzie
    mackenzie Member Posts: 2 ✭
    https://community.atera.com/discussion/comment/2786#Comment_2786

    Too bad we can't use the notification tool from the Atera patching notifications for other purposes, such as this.

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