name : cloud-init-local.service [Unit] Description=Initial cloud-init job (pre-networking) DefaultDependencies=no Wants=network-pre.target After=hv_kvp_daemon.service After=systemd-remount-fs.service Before=NetworkManager.service Before=network-pre.target Before=shutdown.target Before=sysinit.target Conflicts=shutdown.target RequiresMountsFor=/var/lib/cloud ConditionPathExists=!/etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled ConditionKernelCommandLine=!cloud-init=disabled ConditionEnvironment=!KERNEL_CMDLINE=cloud-init=disabled [Service] Type=oneshot ExecStart=/usr/bin/cloud-init init --local RemainAfterExit=yes TimeoutSec=0 # Output needs to appear in instance console output StandardOutput=journal+console [Install] WantedBy=cloud-init.target