** Description changed: - To run automated Ubuntu server installations (autoinstall) using virt-install, we want to use a combination of: - * --cloud-init user-data=$path_to_autoinstall - * --extra-args autoinstall + [Impact] + * To run a fully automated Ubuntu server installation (autoinstall) using virt-install, we want to use a combination of: + * --cloud-init user-data=$path_to_autoinstall + * --extra-args autoinstall - Unfortunately, when --location is used, the --cloud-init option gets - silently ignored. The --cloud-init option works with --cdrom but then - --extra-args cannot be used. + * Unfortunately, when --location is used, the --cloud-init option gets + silently ignored. This makes the installer start interactively ; instead + of performing the installation automatically using the autoinstall + configuration from the cloud-init user-data file. + + * In certain scenarios, the --location option can be replaced by --cdrom + (and then the --cloud-init option is honored). However, the --cdrom + option is mutually exclusive with --extra-args ; so we only get a + partially automated installation (it requires confirmation from the + user). There is an upstream bug report [1] with an open PR [2]: [1] https://github.com/virt-manager/virt-manager/issues/469 [2] https://github.com/virt-manager/virt-manager/pull/485
** Description changed: [Impact] * To run a fully automated Ubuntu server installation (autoinstall) using virt-install, we want to use a combination of: - * --cloud-init user-data=$path_to_autoinstall - * --extra-args autoinstall + * --cloud-init user-data=$path_to_autoinstall + * --extra-args autoinstall * Unfortunately, when --location is used, the --cloud-init option gets silently ignored. This makes the installer start interactively ; instead of performing the installation automatically using the autoinstall configuration from the cloud-init user-data file. * In certain scenarios, the --location option can be replaced by --cdrom (and then the --cloud-init option is honored). However, the --cdrom - option is mutually exclusive with --extra-args ; so we only get a + option is mutually exclusive with --extra-args ; so we can only get a partially automated installation (it requires confirmation from the user). + [ There is an upstream bug report [1] with an open PR [2]: [1] https://github.com/virt-manager/virt-manager/issues/469 [2] https://github.com/virt-manager/virt-manager/pull/485 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2073461 Title: virt-install ignores --cloud-init when --location is present To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virt-manager/+bug/2073461/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
