Hello @Timo, I went ahead and built a Custom MAAS image using Focal (packer- maas/ubuntu). This build was modified to pull the new cloud-init package from focal-proposed:
==> cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: + apt-get install -y --allow-downgrades cloud-init=24.4.1-0ubuntu0~20.04.1 grub-efi-amd64-bin grub-efi-amd64-signed grub-efi-amd64 cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: Reading package lists... cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: Building dependency tree... cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: Reading state information... cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: cloud-init is already the newest version (24.4.1-0ubuntu0~20.04.1). cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: grub-pc-bin linux-headers-5.4.0-208 linux-headers-5.4.0-208-generic cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: linux-headers-generic linux-headers-virtual linux-modules-5.4.0-208-generic cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them. cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: The following packages will be REMOVED: cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: grub-gfxpayload-lists grub-pc cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: The following NEW packages will be installed: cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: grub-efi-amd64 cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: The following packages will be upgraded: cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: grub-efi-amd64-bin grub-efi-amd64-signed cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: 2 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 2 to remove and 22 not upgraded. cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: Need to get 3066 kB of archives. cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: After this operation, 424 kB disk space will be freed. cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-proposed/main amd64 grub-efi-amd64-signed amd64 1.187.9~20.04.1+2.06-2ubuntu14.6 [1343 kB] cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-proposed/main amd64 grub-efi-amd64-bin amd64 2.06-2ubuntu14.6 [1676 kB] cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-proposed/main amd64 grub-efi-amd64 amd64 2.06-2ubuntu14.6 [47.1 kB] cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: Preconfiguring packages ... cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: Fetched 3066 kB in 1s (2827 kB/s) cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: (Reading database ... 64203 files and directories currently installed.) cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: Preparing to unpack .../grub-efi-amd64-signed_1.187.9~20.04.1+2.06-2ubuntu14.6_amd64.deb ... cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: Unpacking grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.187.9~20.04.1+2.06-2ubuntu14.6) over (1.187.6~20.04.1+2.06-2ubuntu14.4) ... cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: Preparing to unpack .../grub-efi-amd64-bin_2.06-2ubuntu14.6_amd64.deb ... cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: Unpacking grub-efi-amd64-bin (2.06-2ubuntu14.6) over (2.06-2ubuntu14.4) ... cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: (Reading database ... 64203 files and directories currently installed.) cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: Removing grub-gfxpayload-lists (0.7) ... cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: dpkg: grub-pc: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested: cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: grub-efi-amd64-signed depends on grub-efi-amd64 | grub-pc; however: cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: Package grub-efi-amd64 is not installed. cloudimg.image.qemu.cloudimg: Package grub-pc is to be removed. After the image was built, it was uploaded to MAAS using the following command: $ maas ${PROFILE} boot-resources create name='custom/focal-cloud- lp2100963a' base_image='ubuntu/focal' title='Focal LP2100963a' architecture='amd64/generic' filetype='tgz' content@=custom- cloudimg.tar.gz Subsequently a successful deployment was performed (See screenshot). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2100963 Title: cloud-init fails with MAAS since Feb 4 update To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+bug/2100963/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs