[00:19] minimal: just saw this sorry [00:19] Ill look at it tomorrow [00:31] thanks [02:20] Welcome back meena o/ [02:20] deostroll: version, distro? [16:55] i followed this approach for cloud-init -> https://superuser.com/questions/827977/use-cloud-init-with-virtualbox/853957#853957 [16:57] i don't get the significance of meta-data file. Hoping someone can explain 🙏 [17:00] deostroll: "i don't get the significance of meta-data file" - the significance is it is required. cloud-init uses the instance-id to determine whether a particular boot is a "new" boot and so needs (re)configuration or a reboot of an existing VM [17:04] So in my current vm instance I have attached a disk meant for cloud-init. So the meta-data file guarantees that cloud-init doesn't redo itself the next time I power up my vm instance. Is this the correct understanding? [17:06] yes [17:14] Reg link shared above, I had to figure that we need special cloud distro images (vmdk). Is the setup experience different when start off with the distro's live-server iso files? [17:16] So the above question rephrased is: can I perform a cloud-init part of an iso os install? [17:39] deostroll: cloud-init is designed to be used when an OS disk image is booted, not during an install. However, having said that, distro can decide to use cloud-init as a basis for an OS installer - specifically Ubuntu Server uses cloud-init via Subquity for installation [17:40] https://canonical-subiquity.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/ has more details on that last part