VMware software including vCenter, are affected by an issue related to November patches on Domain Controllers related to changes in Kerberos. This problem was introduced by the newly released Out of Band (OOB) hotfix. (See: Updated Schedule- November 2022 Patching for Windows – USGS Technical Support Teams).
To resolve, change the “msDS-SupportedEncryptionTypes” attribute on the VMware vCenter or VMware …
UPDATE 2 (11/18/2022):
Microsoft has published Out-of-Band (OOB) Cumulative Updates for Server OSs, including KB5021654, KB5021655, KB5021656. These non-security updates address the Kerberos authentication issue that were introduced and discovered during the November Monthly Fast Ring.
No new patches have been published for client operating systems.
The November Monthly BigFix Baseline …
Subject: [UPDATE 3] October 2022 ePatching for macOS – Begins 10/25/2022
UPDATE 3: Please distribute this information to your macOS Monterey end users.
To complete patching on macOS Monterey, user interaction is required. If no action is taken, updates will be enforced at the installation deadline: Monday, November 14th at 6PM EST.
Users will be notified that updates are available with a popup like this:
To: GS IT All
Subject: October 2022 ePatching for Windows – Deadline 10/26/2022
IMPORTANT – Ongoing BigFix Issues: The DOI BigFix Team is continuing to work with the vendor HCL on resolving reliability issues with authentication into the BigFix Console and Web Reports. The Department considers the issue as “ongoing” until we are told otherwise.
Except for offices with Approved Exceptions …
Subject: September 2022 ePatching for macOS – Begins 9/12/2022
WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN:
Fast Ring Testing Schedule:
Production Patching Schedule:
WHAT WILL HAPPEN: ePatching Update Cycle for MacOS
Updates …
The purpose of this page is to document the Enterprise Deployments that are not covered in the ePatching Weekly and Monthly Deployment tables. This page is still under development and may not yet represent a complete picture of enterprise maintained deployments in the environment.
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The Enterprise Feature Update Deployment plan for Windows 10 launched with the 20H2 Feature Update for Windows 10 in 2021 and is being revamped for the deployment of Windows 10 22H2 in 2023 The plan will help USGS to shorten the window of time required to move between Windows 10 Feature Update versions and help to standardize annual feature …
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The DOI, in working to support USGS and other Bureaus, has agreed that the Semi-Annual Channel will be the single supported update channel of Office 365 as it is the default update channel for Office 365 ProPlus.
Currently, Office 365 has been installed in several different ways which would require different update channels. A change has been …
