On 07/31/2013 10:56 AM, Paul Robert Marino wrote:
> I always add " -yum-autoupdate " to my kickstarts to remove it I don't
> know why TUV adds it to the default image for EL it has always been
> controversial at best.

Controversial at best, agreed.  But regarding the default, in general 
the safe setting is the right setting and having it enabled by default 
seems to be the right thing to do.  Any sysadmin who knows enough to 
update their system manually can surely disable auto update themselves. 
  Having it on by default prevents the rest of the world from being 
subjected to large numbers of vulnerable systems installed by less 
knowledgeable users.

My $0.02.

Jeff