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  • 1.  Non-Admin Patching

    Posted Sep 25, 2019 08:40 PM

    On a PC in the Symantec Management Agent GUI under the Software Updates tab, should a non-admin be able to click "Start Software Update Cycle" to install the listed patches prior to the scheduled date/time?  Looking for an easy way for our users who aren't administrators to get their seldomly-used laptops patched.



  • 2.  RE: Non-Admin Patching
    Best Answer

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Sep 26, 2019 02:09 AM

    Hi Clint!

    I can say that it works fine, at least in my 8.5 environment where I have non-admin user logged in on managed client computer Windows 7 and after click on "Start Update Installation" from SMA GUI of "Software Updates" tab, Bulletins "VMWT-028" & "MS19-09-IE-4516046" were successfully installed.

    Of course if you have enabled 'Allow user to run' in "Default Software Update Plug-in" policy

    After mentioned above updates installation, SMA offered to postpone or reboot client computer now, so non-admin user can postpone reboot or start reboot now.

    Regards,

    IP.