Similar to how Windows Answer Files help in automating installations of the Windows OS, kickstart files help in automating installations of some Linux distributions.  Automating Linux installations can save valuable time and ensure consistency across multiple systems.  In my opinion, kickstart files...

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If you've ever opened up an autounattend.xml (answer file) for a Windows installation, you may have more questions than answers about what you're looking at.  

XML isn't the easiest markup language to read.  Let's take a look at what they are and then jump into a demo.  In the end, we'll build...

Imagine being a systems administrator and being asked to configure 100s of new servers or desktops due to a recent company merger.  This is a daunting task even for the most experienced admins.  Fortunately, there are tools that exist which make these types of tasks streamlined and repeatable. 

In ...