I'm also seeing this. I've installed this PPA. Even after installing this PPA I'm getting the logon warning message, but the .new does seem to output something different.
.orig: [up 9.47s] ds-identify policy loaded: mode=report report=false found=all maybe=all notfound=enabled /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/91-gce.cfg set datasource_list: [ GCE, NoCloud, None ] DMI_PRODUCT_NAME=Google DMI_SYS_VENDOR=Google DMI_PRODUCT_SERIAL=GoogleCloud-D322C7E530748941965B3201D708D6EA DMI_PRODUCT_UUID=D322C7E5-3074-8941-965B-3201D708D6EA PID_1_PLATFORM=unavailable FS_LABELS=cloudimg-rootfs KERNEL_CMDLINE=BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-71-generic root=UUID=e337c824-614a-4625-b98c-e48a72135196 ro console=ttyS0 VIRT=kvm UNAME_KERNEL_NAME=Linux UNAME_KERNEL_RELEASE=4.4.0-71-generic UNAME_KERNEL_VERSION=#92-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 24 12:59:01 UTC 2017 UNAME_MACHINE=x86_64 UNAME_NODENAME=backup03 UNAME_OPERATING_SYSTEM=GNU/Linux DSNAME= DSLIST=GCE NoCloud None MODE=report ON_FOUND=all ON_MAYBE=all ON_NOTFOUND=enabled pid=499 ppid=490 is_container=false No ds found [mode=report, notfound=enabled]. Would enable cloud-init [0] [up 9.71s] returning 0 And .new: [up 8.86s] ds-identify policy loaded: mode=report report=false found=all maybe=all notfound=enabled /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/91-gce.cfg set datasource_list: [ GCE, NoCloud, None ] DMI_PRODUCT_NAME=Google DMI_SYS_VENDOR=Google DMI_PRODUCT_SERIAL=GoogleCloud-D322C7E530748941965B3201D708D6EA DMI_PRODUCT_UUID=D322C7E5-3074-8941-965B-3201D708D6EA PID_1_PLATFORM=unavailable FS_LABELS=cloudimg-rootfs KERNEL_CMDLINE=BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-71-generic root=UUID=e337c824-614a-4625-b98c-e48a72135196 ro console=ttyS0 VIRT=kvm UNAME_KERNEL_NAME=Linux UNAME_KERNEL_RELEASE=4.4.0-71-generic UNAME_KERNEL_VERSION=#92-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 24 12:59:01 UTC 2017 UNAME_MACHINE=x86_64 UNAME_NODENAME=backup03 UNAME_OPERATING_SYSTEM=GNU/Linux DSNAME= DSLIST=GCE NoCloud None MODE=report ON_FOUND=all ON_MAYBE=all ON_NOTFOUND=enabled pid=499 ppid=489 is_container=false check for 'GCE' returned found Found single datasource: GCE [up 9.17s] returning 0 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1674861 Title: Google Compute Engine (GCE) datasource setting to none after update To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+bug/1674861/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs