Per the last comment, I am marking this fix released. If you are still having issues, make sure you are using the latest version of cloud-init and if so please file a new bug with details on the latest failure.
** Changed in: cloud-init (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released ** Changed in: cloud-init Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Yahoo! Engineering Team, which is subscribed to cloud-init. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1257435 Title: Chef does not run with all install types Status in cloud-init: Fix Released Status in cloud-init package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: When using #cloud-config and a chef directive, the initial `chef- client` run only happens when install_type is set to "gems". Expected behavior: No matter the install_type, an initial `chef- client` run will execute. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: cloud-init 0.7.3-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-13.20-generic 3.11.6 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Dec 3 13:04:27 2013 MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: cloud-init UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+bug/1257435/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~yahoo-eng-team Post to : yahoo-eng-team@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~yahoo-eng-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp