On Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 10:23:54PM -0000, David Favor wrote: > The problem is ec2-init should only be installed on running cloud > instances. > > The fix is to have this package throw an error if an attempt is made to > install it on a non-cloud instance.
That's really the crux of the problem. The only way to be sure that you're running on EC2 or a compatible environment (like UEC), is by looking for the meta- or user-data service. I happened to discuss this last week, though, and I've come up with an approach that should make most people happy. I'm going to add a check to the init script that will look for signs that we're not running on EC2, such as "crashkernel" or "splash" on the kernel command line. It's not 100% accurate, but errs on the side of running the init script if there's doubt, and should solve this problem for at least Ubuntu users, as I believe they will all have "splash" on their kernel command line. -- ec2-init hangs boot on non-EC2/Eucalpytus systems https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/424065 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
