How can I edit configuration files within a Virtual Machine image without booting the Guest in RHEL ?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Customer requests virt-edit -e support in RHEL6.
  • guestfish is too slow for the number of images that are being edited/cloned.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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