I have a couple of different ways of updating Norton's.
I've got a central machine at our primary site which performs silent liveupdate's a couple of times a week in the middle of the night and created a liveupd.hst that was sent to each machine as it was installed. So if they try liveupdate, it pulls it from our local copy.

Generally though, updates take place through the script:

quote:

; Find value of whats version of Norton is installed using a registry check (If it exists at all)
$VIR = READVALUE("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Symantec\SharedDefs","NAV_50_QUAR")
$VIM = SUBSTR($VIR,(LEN($VIR)-11),8)
$Vins = Existkey("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Symantec\SharedDefs")

IF $LOCATION="VIL"
; Check File version at Villawood
$VSR = GetFileTime("\\TAUBAUNT01\NavNet32\NAVUP\NavDef4x\naveng32.dll")
ENDIF
IF $LOCATION="HEM"
; Check File version at Hemmant
$VSR = GetFileTime("\\TAUBAUNT02\NavNet32\NAVUP\NavDef4x\naveng32.dll")
ENDIF
IF $LOCATION="GLE"
; Check File version at Glen Waverley
$VSR = GetFileTime("\\TAUBAUNT03\NavNet32\NAVUP\NavDef4x\naveng32.dll")
ENDIF
IF $LOCATION="WA"
; Check File version at Welshpool
$VSR = GetFileTime("\\TAUBAUNT08\NavNet32\NAVUP\NavDef4x\naveng32.dll")
ENDIF

$VSM = SUBSTR($VSR,1,4)+SUBSTR($VSR,6,2)+SUBSTR($VSR,9,2)

if $VSM>=$VIM ; IF $VSM (Source ver) = $VIM (Install ver) do nothing!
color w+/b
CLS
BIG "Anti-Virus"
SMALL
color w+/b
at (8,1) "You have the current version of Norton AntiVirus installed. (Version " + $VSM + ")"
sleep 2
else ; Otherwise, Go and install/update Norton's.
; if val($VIM)>val($VSM) goto veryend
; You've got a later version than the source! Don't overwrite with older.

; rem Norton AntiVirus installation/update
color w+/b
CLS
BIG "Anti-Virus"
SMALL
color w+/b
at (8,1) "You do not have Norton AntiVirus installed, or do not have current updates"
at (9,1) "Correct version: " + $VSM + " Your version: " + $VIM
at (10,1) "Installation should take about 5 minutes. (Up to half an hour for dialin)"
at (11,1) "After Norton AntiVirus is installed/updated it will then scan every file."
at (13,15) "Please wait while this takes place..............."
if $LOCATION="VIL"
run "\\taubaunt01\navnet32\navup\navadmin\navcheck /w32:\\taubaunt01\navnet32\navup\navadmin\custom.nns"
endif
if $LOCATION="HEM"
run "\\taubaunt02\navnet32\navup\navadmin\navcheck /w32:\\taubaunt02\navnet32\navup\navadmin\custom.nns"
endif
if $LOCATION="GLE"
run "\\taubaunt03\navnet32\navup\navadmin\navcheck /w32:\\taubaunt03\navnet32\navup\navadmin\custom.nns"
endif
if $LOCATION="WA"
run "\\taubaunt08\navnet32\navup\navadmin\navcheck /w32:\\taubaunt08\navnet32\navup\navadmin\custom.nns"
endif
endif

A quick description of that. I have 3 primary authentication sites, and each has Norton Network Administrator installed for the purpose of client installation/updates. If the version of Norton's the client has isntalled is older than the source on teh host, they get updated. My next update (when I get around to it) will determine if the user is using RAS, and if so, it'll offer them teh choice of wether to apply updates provided their copy is less than say 1 month old. IT is painful to wait for Norton toupdate over a dialup link, so this gives the user a choice, whilst still maintaining "some" version control.

Currently I only apply updates using NNM about every two weeks because it is so painful for my remote users.

btw, I know I can streamline things with case etc, but I have to maintain some readability for the juniour admins who don't know kix, but can at least understand if...then type statements.

Hope this is of some help.

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Paul Moxey
POS & Senior Network Administrator
Taubmans Pty Ltd
Paul_Moxey@taubmans.com.au

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Paul Moxey POS & Senior Network Administrator BarloworldCoatings (AUST) Pty Ltd