Automatic security patch approval rule items are used to automatically approve or deny the installation of new security patches to the assets which are members of selected asset groups. The target assets are defined by selecting asset groups in the "Targets" section, and the security patches are defined in "Filters" section. Every security patch automatic approval rule runs once every night and processes the patch approvals for new security patches according to the settings configured at the item page.
For more information, please read: How to use automatic security patch approval rules.
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Main |
Information about item. Description of Security patch automatic approval rule item attributes. |
Event log |
All events related to this item are recorded and represented here. |
Task |
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Show matching patches |
This task displays, in a popup window, all the currently known patches that match to the filters defined in "Filters" section. The listed patches will not be automatically approved by the rule, but instead, they are listed for testing the filters. The security patch automatic approval rule only affects to upcoming patches that match to the defined filters. The "Apply rule" button on the popup can be used to manually process the patch approvals also for the previously released patches that are listed in the popup. The automatic security patch approval rule item runs once every night and processes the patch approvals only for the patches that are new in the Patch manager's metadata import. |
How to use automatic security patch approval rules
Security patch automatic approval rule item