Objective
To explain how policy execution timing operates in Automox and outline the retry limits for failed patch installations.
Overview
Automox policies do not enforce a fixed or hardcoded "patching window" duration. Instead, policies run dynamically until all queued operations complete or return an error state.
Policy Execution Timing & Retry Behavior
| Feature / Attribute | Operational Behavior |
| Execution Start | Triggers automatically at the scheduled time configured within the policy settings (or immediately when manually executed via Run Policy Now). |
| Execution Window | No fixed time limit. Policy execution continues until the OS package manager completes installing all applicable updates, after which the status (Success or Failure) is reported to the Activity Log. |
| Per-Run Retries | During a single policy run, the Automox Agent attempts to install each individual patch up to three (3) times before marking the patch installation as failed. |
| Subsequent Attempts | If a patch fails all 3 installation attempts during a run, execution stops for that package. Automox will re-attempt installation during the next scheduled policy run. |