Public bug reported: Cloud-init provisioning on Windows Azure is failing to set the userpassword.
snippet from /var/lib/waagent/ovf-env.xml: <wa:ProvisioningSection><wa:Version>1.0</wa:Version><LinuxProvisioningConfigurationSet xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windowsazure" xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><ConfigurationSetType>LinuxProvisioningConfiguration</ConfigurationSetType><HostName>utl-0815-s14a</HostName><UserName>utlemming</UserName><UserPassword>SuperAwesomePassword</UserPassword><DisableSshPasswordAuthentication>false</DisableSshPasswordAuthentication></LinuxProvisioningConfigurationSet></wa:ProvisioningSection> $ sudo grep utlemming /etc/shadow utlemming:!:15932:0:99999:7::: ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: cloud-init 0.7.3~bzr851-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-1.4-generic 3.11.0-rc4 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-1-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Aug 15 14:56:45 2013 MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: cloud-init UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: cloud-init (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy uec-images -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to cloud-init in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1212723 Title: cloud-init fails to set user password on Windows Azure To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+bug/1212723/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs