To provide a secure computing environment at MSU and ensure that all patches are applied to university-owned computers on a regular schedule, all university-owned computers will be restarted weekly, between 10 PM Wednesday night and 3 AM Thursday morning.   For more information, please see the Computer Vulnerability Management practice document.

Exemption Request Form

orange triangle pointing to the right.Complete this form to have a computer you manage be exempted from the next weekly scheduled computer restart.

  • Exemption requests must be received before 3 PM on Tuesday prior to the next scheduled patch.  
  • All questions marked with a A red asterisk meaning this field is required are required. 

To remove an existing exemption - please contact the UIT Service Desk at helpdesk@montana.edu.

Contact UIT Service Desk if an emergency exemption is needed.

 

Contact Information
Computer Name

How to find your Computer/Host name & MAC/Physical address

Apple-Mac Users  | Windows Users
Restart Exempt Date

The restart period takes place each week from Wednesday at 10 PM through 3 AM Thursday, however for date purposes, Thursday is used to represent the restart period.

To request exemptions beyond the next weekly scheduled patch, please contact the UIT Service Desk at 994-1777 or helpdesk@montana.edu. Requests will be evaluated by your manager and UIT.

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