Confirming this: $ printf "%s\n%s\n" '#!/bin/sh' 'echo hello world" > /tmp/user-data.sh $ euca-run-instances -k mykey --user-data-file /tmp/user-data.sh emi-220011A6 -t m1.small $ euca-describe-instances RESERVATION r-342805FE admin default INSTANCE i-3BB70743 emi-220011A6 192.168.1.192 172.19.1.2 running mykey 0 m1.small 2009-10-26T15:21:07.472Z sm-zone-1a eki-3EE316B1 eri-225F1633 $ ssh -i mykey.priv ubu...@192.168.1.192 'wget -q http://169.254.169.254/latest/user-data -O -'; echo IyEvYmluL3NoCmVjaG8gaGVsbG8gd29ybGQK
The above should show plaintext. $ dpkg-query --show "euca*" euca2ools 1.0+bzr20091007-0ubuntu1 eucalyptus-cc 1.6~bzr931-0ubuntu7 eucalyptus-cloud 1.6~bzr931-0ubuntu7 eucalyptus-common 1.6~bzr931-0ubuntu7 eucalyptus-gl 1.6~bzr931-0ubuntu7 eucalyptus-java-common 1.6~bzr931-0ubuntu7 eucalyptus-javadeps eucalyptus-sc 1.6~bzr931-0ubuntu7 eucalyptus-walrus 1.6~bzr931-0ubuntu7 ** Changed in: eucalyptus (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: eucalyptus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Critical ** Also affects: eucalyptus Importance: Undecided Status: New -- User data is not base64 decoded before being presented to the instance https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/461156 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to eucalyptus in ubuntu. -- 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