WSUS update recipe is not verifying the Scheduled date

[srichandj123]

I have tested the WSUS-client cookbook, Configured the attributes of automatic_update_behavior to Disabled and Scheduled the Install date to Friday etc.

But, When I run the cookbook on the Windows Node, its Downloading and Installing the Patches from the WSUS Server even though the day is not Friday. Please help in fixing the issue

[Annih]

Hello @srichandj123
Thanks for reporting us this point, we'll try to help you as much as possible.

The schedule day attribute is made to configure the Windows automatic update behavior (that you disabled), but it is ignored by the wsus-client::update recipe.
It appears that maybe the behavior of the wsus-client::update recipe is not clearly documented. The goal of this recipe is to download and install updates directly during the Chef run.

1. how could we make this clearer?
2. would enabling the automatic windows update, but configured on friday only would be enough for you? or would you like to have a way to include/run the wsus-client::update recipe only on fridays?