diff --git a/builder/templates/rhel-7.9.ks b/builder/templates/rhel-7.9.ks
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+# Kickstart file for rhel-7.9
+# Generated by libguestfs.git/builder/templates/make-template.ml
+
+install
+text
+reboot
+lang en_US.UTF-8
+keyboard us
+network --bootproto dhcp
+rootpw builder
+firewall --enabled --ssh
+timezone --utc America/New_York
+selinux --enforcing
+
+bootloader --location=mbr --append="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200 rd_NO_PLYMOUTH"
+
+
+zerombr
+clearpart --all --initlabel --disklabel=gpt
+autopart --type=plain
+
+# Halt the system once configuration has finished.
+poweroff
+
+%packages
+@core
+%end
+
+%post
+%end
+
+# EOF
diff --git a/builder/templates/rhel-7.9.virt-install-cmd b/builder/templates/rhel-7.9.virt-install-cmd
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+# This is the virt-install command which was used to create
+# the virt-builder template 'rhel-7.9'
+# NB: This file is generated for documentation purposes ONLY!
+# This script was never run, and is not intended to be run.
+
+'virt-install' \
+    '--transient' \
+    '--name=tmp-pz9um7nm' \
+    '--ram=4096' \
+    '--arch=x86_64' \
+    '--cpu=host' \
+    '--vcpus=4' \
+    '--os-variant=rhel7.5' \
+    '--initrd-inject=rhel-7.9.ks' \
+    '--extra-args=ks=file:/rhel-7.9.ks  console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200 rd_NO_PLYMOUTH' \
+    '--disk=/home/rjones/d/libguestfs/builder/templates/tmp-pz9um7nm.img,size=6,format=raw' \
+    '--location=http://download.devel.redhat.com/released/rhel-6-7-8/rhel-7/RHEL-7/7.9/Server/x86_64/os' \
+    '--serial=pty' \
+    '--nographics' 
+