diff --git a/pkg/zones/machine_file.go b/pkg/zones/machine_file.go
index 8989857..479bd5b 100644
--- a/pkg/zones/machine_file.go
+++ b/pkg/zones/machine_file.go
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ func (m *Machine) OpenFile(name string, flags int, args ...any) (fs.File, error)
 	return fs.OpenFile(base, fullName, flags, 0644)
 }
 
+// CreateTrunc creates or truncates a file on the machine's config directory
+func (m *Machine) CreateTrunc(name string, args ...any) (fs.File, error) {
+	return m.OpenFile(name, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, args...)
+}
+
+// Create creates a file on the machine's config directory
+func (m *Machine) Create(name string, args ...any) (fs.File, error) {
+	return m.OpenFile(name, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, args...)
+}
+
 // RemoveFile deletes a file from the machine's config directory
 func (m *Machine) RemoveFile(name string, args ...any) error {
 	base := m.zone.zones.dir