Patch Keywords templates (Windows)

Module: OS Patches

Supported Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Use this option to specify Patch Keywords template files. Keywords enclosed in % characters represent part of a file path that may vary from one agent to another. For example, %SYSTEMROOT% may represent C:\winnt on one computer and D:\windows on another. You can define additional keywords in the Patch Keywords template. The windows.pkl Patch Keyword template must be enabled when Patch templates are enabled for Windows operating systems.

The following table lists the error message for the check.

Table: Error message for Patch Keywords templates

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: ESM_NO_COMPARISON_SPECIFIED

Category: Policy Compliance

  • Windows 2000 (45443)

  • Windows 2003 (215143)

  • Windows 2008 (216043)

  • Windows Vista (215743)

  • Windows XP (49043)

Title: No comparison type specified

Description:The OS Patches module was run with no comparison options enabled. No security checks were performed. Enable one or more comparison options.

Severity: red-4

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]