Lynda,

You will need to add these systems to the CAMPUS domain in order to 
obtain the client and management functionality from ConfigMgr. Using 
local accounts is fine since, the patching mechanism uses the system 
account.  You may want to login during Patch Tuesday monthly cycles to 
install updates prior to their mandatory deadline to avoid reboots 
during production.  If you have further questions, you can reach out to 
me directly.

-Harjit

On 6/5/2014 2:54 PM, Lynda Howell wrote:
> I understand that the System Center updates we switched to over the 
> winter are only for domain-joined PCs.  But do they also work if the 
> computer is always logged in to a local account?
>
> We have some limited-use PCs that are not domain joined, and use a 
> local account.  I'd love to have them automatically deal with the 
> Adobe and Java updates.  If I join them to the domain but don't change 
> anything else, will they be able to use the System Center for 
> updates?  Or would I have to log in with a network account 
> periodically to let System Center do its thing?
>
> Lynda.