One step further: ubuntu-cloudimg-query uses wget, but that fails to check the cert:
$ LC_ALL=C wget -O- https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/query/trusty/server/released-dl.current.txt --2014-09-01 17:19:54-- https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/query/trusty/server/released-dl.current.txt Resolving cloud-images.ubuntu.com (cloud-images.ubuntu.com)... 91.189.88.141 Connecting to cloud-images.ubuntu.com (cloud-images.ubuntu.com)|91.189.88.141|:443... connected. ERROR: cannot verify cloud-images.ubuntu.com's certificate, issued by '/C=US/ST=Arizona/L=Scottsdale/O=GoDaddy.com, Inc./OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository//CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2': Unable to locally verify the issuer's authority. To connect to cloud-images.ubuntu.com insecurely, use `--no-check-certificate'. ** Changed in: juju-core (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1363832 Title: [utopic] fails to build template container -- ubuntu-cloudimg-query fails To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-utils/+bug/1363832/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs