backported xe-guest-utilities pulls in cloud-init which does weird things and reconfigures the server

Bug #1496940 reported by Malte S. Stretz
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Bug Description

It looks like xe-guest-utilities 6.2.0-1120+dsf1-0ubuntu1~14.04.0 appeared in trusty-updates recently. When I did an apt-get upgrade, the previous version (from XenServer) was replaced. Which might be ok.

Unfortunately did it also pull in cloud-init via its dependencies which made the reboot an interesting experience because cloud-init first tried to contact various servers which failed and took a long time and then replaced the SSH keys with new ones. Which broke our automation.

Please make cloud-init a recommended or even only suggested package.

Malte S. Stretz (mss)
summary: - backported xe-guest-utilities pulls in cloud-init which does werid
+ backported xe-guest-utilities pulls in cloud-init which does weird
things and reconfigures the server
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Malte S. Stretz (mss) wrote :

Even after cloud-init ran once it is started on each reboot again.

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Malte S. Stretz (mss) wrote :

The backport was introduced with bug 1490624.

Malte S. Stretz (mss)
tags: added: regression-update
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