I've added a MP for some doc on cloud-init boot and what it is trying to accomplish at https://code.launchpad.net/~smoser/cloud-init/+git/cloud-init/+merge/310386
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1636912 Title: systemd-networkd runs too late for cloud-init.service (net) Status in systemd: New Status in cloud-init package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in cloud-init source package in Xenial: New Status in systemd source package in Xenial: In Progress Bug description: Ubuntu Core 16 images using cloud-init fail to function when the DataSource is over the network (Like OpenStack) as networking is not yet available when cloud-init.service runs. cloud-init service unit deps look like this: [Unit] Description=Initial cloud-init job (metadata service crawler) DefaultDependencies=no Wants=cloud-init-local.service Wants=local-fs.target Wants=sshd-keygen.service Wants=sshd.service After=cloud-init-local.service After=networking.service Requires=networking.service Before=basic.target Before=dbus.socket Before=network-online.target Before=sshd-keygen.service Before=sshd.service Before=systemd-user-sessions.service Conflicts=shutdown.target Here's networkd unit deps: [Unit] Description=Network Service Documentation=man:systemd-networkd.service(8) ConditionCapability=CAP_NET_ADMIN DefaultDependencies=no # dbus.service can be dropped once on kdbus, and systemd-udevd.service can be # dropped once tuntap is moved to netlink After=systemd-udevd.service dbus.service network-pre.target systemd-sysusers.service systemd-sysctl.service Before=network.target multi-user.target shutdown.target Conflicts=shutdown.target Wants=network.target # On kdbus systems we pull in the busname explicitly, because it # carries policy that allows the daemon to acquire its name. Wants=org.freedesktop.network1.busname After=org.freedesktop.network1.busname And a critical-chain output: root@snap-test7:~# systemd-analyze critical-chain systemd-networkd Failed to get ID: Unit name systemd-networkd is not valid. The time after the unit is active or started is printed after the "@" character. The time the unit takes to start is printed after the "+" character. root@snap-test7:~# systemd-analyze critical-chain systemd-networkd.service The time after the unit is active or started is printed after the "@" character. The time the unit takes to start is printed after the "+" character. systemd-networkd.service +440ms └─dbus.service @11.461s └─basic.target @11.403s └─sockets.target @11.401s └─dbus.socket @11.398s └─cloud-init.service @10.127s +1.266s └─networking.service @9.305s +799ms └─network-pre.target @9.295s └─cloud-init-local.service @3.822s +5.469s └─local-fs.target @3.813s └─run-cgmanager-fs.mount @12.687s └─local-fs-pre.target @1.393s └─systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service @1.116s +195ms └─kmod-static-nodes.service @887ms +193ms └─system.slice @783ms └─-.slice @721ms cloud-init would need networkd to run at or before 'networking.service' so it can raise networking to then find and use network-based datasources. # grep systemd /usr/share/snappy/dpkg.list ii libnss-resolve:amd64 229-4ubuntu11 amd64 nss module to resolve names via systemd-resolved ii libpam-systemd:amd64 229-4ubuntu11 amd64 system and service manager - PAM module ii libsystemd0:amd64 229-4ubuntu11 amd64 systemd utility library ii systemd 229-4ubuntu11 amd64 system and service manager ii systemd-sysv 229-4ubuntu11 amd64 system and service manager - SysV links # grep cloud-init /usr/share/snappy/dpkg.list ii cloud-init 0.7.8-201610260005-gf7a5756-0ubuntu1~trunk~ubuntu16.04.1 all Init scripts for cloud instances To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/systemd/+bug/1636912/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
