diff --git a/cloudinit/distros/__init__.py b/cloudinit/distros/__init__.py

index f56c0cf..1fd48a7 100755

--- a/cloudinit/distros/__init__.py

+++ b/cloudinit/distros/__init__.py

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ from cloudinit.distros.parsers import hosts

 OSFAMILIES = {

     'debian': ['debian', 'ubuntu'],

-    'redhat': ['fedora', 'rhel'],

+    'redhat': ['centos', 'fedora', 'rhel'],

     'gentoo': ['gentoo'],

     'freebsd': ['freebsd'],

     'suse': ['sles'],

diff --git a/cloudinit/distros/centos.py b/cloudinit/distros/centos.py

new file mode 100644

index 0000000..4b803d2

--- /dev/null

+++ b/cloudinit/distros/centos.py

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@

+# This file is part of cloud-init. See LICENSE file for license information.

+

+from cloudinit.distros import rhel

+from cloudinit import log as logging

+

+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)

+

+

+class Distro(rhel.Distro):

+    pass

+

+# vi: ts=4 expandtab

diff -uNr cloud-init-0.7.9__orig/rhel/cloud.cfg cloud-init-0.7.9/rhel/cloud.cfg

--- cloud-init-0.7.9__orig/rhel/cloud.cfg	2017-09-05 22:20:14.302075947 +0100

+++ cloud-init-0.7.9/rhel/cloud.cfg	2017-09-05 22:20:37.912076373 +0100

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@

 system_info:

   default_user:

-    name: cloud-user

+    name: centos

     lock_passwd: true

     gecos: Cloud User

     groups: [wheel, adm, systemd-journal]