[Bug 1879485] Re: Automated Install does not set default user data

[Dirk]

I tried to work around this bug by preconfiguring everything but ask for
the user. This does not work as well.

#cloud-config
autoinstall:
  version: 1
  interactive-sections:
    - identity
  identity:
    hostname: ubuntu-server
    password: "$6$exDY1mhS4KUYCE/2$zmn9ToZwTKLhCw.b4/b.ZRTIZM30JZ4QrOQ2aOXJ8yk96xpcCof0kxKwuX1kqLG/ygbJ1f8wxED22bTL4F46P0"
    username: ubuntu


Then I tried to work around this bug by creating a user using user-data but this does not work as well. After installation, there is no user 'testuser', just a deactivated 'ubuntu' user.

#cloud-config
autoinstall:
  version: 1
  identity:
    hostname: ubuntu-server
    password: "$6$exDY1mhS4KUYCE/2$zmn9ToZwTKLhCw.b4/b.ZRTIZM30JZ4QrOQ2aOXJ8yk96xpcCof0kxKwuX1kqLG/ygbJ1f8wxED22bTL4F46P0"
    username: ubuntu
  user-data:
    timezone: Europe/Berlin
    users:
      - name: testuser
        password: "$6$exDY1mhS4KUYCE/2$zmn9ToZwTKLhCw.b4/b.ZRTIZM30JZ4QrOQ2aOXJ8yk96xpcCof0kxKwuX1kqLG/ygbJ1f8wxED22bTL4F46P0"
        lock_passwd: false
        groups: users, adm

In addition, the seed configuration yaml is not recognized when it's not
prepended with '#cloud-config' (n.b. a random comment or yaml node might
be sufficient as well, I haven't tested these cases). I guess this is
another bug?

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Title:
  Automated Install does not set default user data

Status in subiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When I run the automated installer I always end up with a fresh system
  I cannot login to. The default user ubuntu has its password locked.

  I tested this using the minimalistic example from the [wiki][1],
  latest Focal and virtualbox.

  cat > user-data << 'EOF'
  #cloud-config
  autoinstall:
    version: 1
    identity:
      hostname: ubuntu-server
      password: "$6$exDY1mhS4KUYCE/2$zmn9ToZwTKLhCw.b4/b.ZRTIZM30JZ4QrOQ2aOXJ8yk96xpcCof0kxKwuX1kqLG/ygbJ1f8wxED22bTL4F46P0"
      username: ubuntu
  EOF
  touch meta-data

  cloud-localds ~/seed.iso user-data meta-data

  I tried to get in using these ways, too:

  1. Adding a SSH key to an additional `ssh` section did not help as well.
  2. Configuring a user in user-data did not work as well.

  Actually, no settings from the `user-data` section work but
  configuration from the storage and network sections works like a
  charm.

  [1]:
  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FoundationsTeam/AutomatedServerInstalls/QuickStart#Using_another_volume_to_provide_the_autoinstall_config

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