[kwlug-disc] cloud-init -- topic for QA for someone with experience, however minimal

[Charles M]

I have to agree with Lori on this ("filter the cursing").

When I set up my PXE server at home using Ubuntu Server 18.04 I ran
into fewer issues than setting it up on Ubuntu Server 20.04. One of
the things mentioned in the docs is that if you use the live
interactive installer once a file is created
/var/log/installer/autoinstall-user-data. This autoinstall-user-data
file can apparently be then used to create an automated install by
copying it as cloud-init-bios/user-data. In Ubuntu Server 18.04 this
worked flawlessly, but the same thing in Ubuntu Server 20.04 resulted
in a bunch of segfaults. I removed a bunch of lines in the user-data
file and managed to get an automated install going, but it was more
painful than 18.04 and still a work in progress for me on 20.04.

On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 2:02 PM L.D. Paniak
<ldpaniak at fourpisolutions.com> wrote:
>
> Fighting with it now as a replacement for d-i preseed installs in Ubuntu eg.
> https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/install/autoinstall-reference
>
> I might be able to filter the cursing enough to say something useful.
>
>
> On 6/17/21 1:51 PM, Mikalai Birukou via kwlug-disc wrote:
> > I'd love to hear about cloud-init, if you've used it, where, what was
> > it good for -- high level stuff.
> >
> > This can be for an upcoming QA
> >
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