Create a Linux Patch Policy

JumpCloud’s automated patch management for Linux lets you configure a delay when performing updates for major and minor Linux versions. Each of these options has its own setting where you can specify the number of deferral days. This setting controls how long before future updates are made available to the device. In addition, you can set a grace period for minor Linux updates. When a minor update becomes available, this setting controls how long users can defer updates. As that grace period approaches its expiration, automatic reminders appear more frequently and eventually users can't dismiss them.

Create Default Patch Policies and Policy Groups

If your organization hasn't yet configured any macOS, Windows, or Linux patch management policies or policy groups, you can save time by loading a set of default patch policies and policy groups, enforcing security patches on a large number of managed devices.

A policy group helps you quickly and efficiently roll out preconfigured policies using deployment rings. Deployment rings are configured with sane defaults. The deployment ring names match these policy group names, as well as control how and when an update is applied:

• Vanguard – Deploy automated upgrades inside your IT Department. 
• Early Adoption – Deploy automated upgrades to early adopters outside of IT.
• General Adoption – Deploy automated upgrades to general users in your company.
• Late Adoption – Deploy automated upgrades to remaining users in your company.

Alert Behavior of OS Updates

The alerts for updates using the JumpCloud Patch Management policies are delivered to users via the default system notifications on Linux.