I would argue that CLOUD=1 means that the metadata service is available. We also have that docstring in our code:
This is necessary because the networking init script on Ubuntu is asynchronous; the network may not actually be up by the time the landscape-client init script is invoked. Is there another way to know if the network is up or not? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/726947 Title: landscape-client blocks boot with no ec2 metadata service -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs