Looking at the cloud-init.log, it appears that network is intentionally disabled.
2022-01-17 15:13:47,267 - stages.py[DEBUG]: network config disabled by system_cfg 2022-01-17 15:13:47,267 - stages.py[INFO]: network config is disabled by system_cfg which means network is disabled via the "cloud config" section here: https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/network-config.html#disabling-network-configuration That said, it doesn't appear that this log matches what you're describing in your report. Looking at run/cloud-init/instance-data- sensitive.json in logs.tgz.gz , the userdata and metadata don't match what you described in the bug description. Can you verify the the logs are correct? If not, can you attach logs pertaining to your run? ** Changed in: cloud-init (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1958377 Title: cloud-init does not apply network configuration from NoCloud resource To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+bug/1958377/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs