I've launched an instance from the azure cmdline tools: $ azure vm create --vm-size=extrasmall --vm-name=sm-saucy1 "--location=East US" --<email address hidden> --no-ssh-password --ssh=22 sm-saucy1 b39f27a8b8c64d52b05eac6a62ebad85__Ubuntu_DAILY_BUILD-saucy-13_10-amd64-server-20130821-en-us-30GB smoser
and I'm able to ssh in fine with the appropriate key. cloud-init populated /home/smoser/.ssh/authorized_keys correctly
$ cat /etc/cloud/build.info build_name: server serial: 20130821 $ cat .ssh/authorized_keys ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQC87JeKQoPBCWHjgGqC+yzd3kYCU1PtNd28eIjJEmxlamlDqK4DuPTNiDhY5qQ2JxiYMbhvrOHSFVBI8kveXPKcmxLl25wUJcYn7SRQHzkXgZXcLYzEeFBrO3kX3LqB6CGTyGyXv8B/P1W7leJYPBp6wUzRyioFdEJCWTGnfoU+Gwijb9sFhklcn4p5NN1Kam4+xWlOp38oquItMaYBlHM4BAuFG2zFX1dsM07PPDV1Hd1ky59cyIUwA1DxCh/iYXSPbfjcBFRneszHtkMI8M1KYN+od9q4IWBsO49F+EdE0gUsXlDx81kRs0GqoLwXqCvGOO4VD5efLhxlJ7oxsoCP
I've launched an instance from the azure cmdline tools: extrasmall --vm-name=sm-saucy1 "--location=East US" --<email address hidden> --no-ssh-password --ssh=22 sm-saucy1 b39f27a8b8c64d5 2b05eac6a62ebad 85__Ubuntu_ DAILY_BUILD- saucy-13_ 10-amd64- server- 20130821- en-us-30GB smoser
$ azure vm create --vm-size=
and I'm able to ssh in fine with the appropriate key. .ssh/authorized _keys correctly
cloud-init populated /home/smoser/
$ cat /etc/cloud/ build.info _keys AAAADAQABAAABAQ C87JeKQoPBCWHjg GqC+yzd3kYCU1Pt Nd28eIjJEmxlaml DqK4DuPTNiDhY5q Q2JxiYMbhvrOHSF VBI8kveXPKcmxLl 25wUJcYn7SRQHzk XgZXcLYzEeFBrO3 kX3LqB6CGTyGyXv 8B/P1W7leJYPBp6 wUzRyioFdEJCWTG nfoU+Gwijb9sFhk lcn4p5NN1Kam4+ xWlOp38oquItMaY BlHM4BAuFG2zFX1 dsM07PPDV1Hd1ky 59cyIUwA1DxCh/ iYXSPbfjcBFRnes zHtkMI8M1KYN+ od9q4IWBsO49F+ EdE0gUsXlDx81kR s0GqoLwXqCvGOO4 VD5efLhxlJ7oxso CP
build_name: server
serial: 20130821
$ cat .ssh/authorized
ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2E