Running into the same since today. Seems alto reproducible with uvtool. uvt-kvm create --memory 2048 --cpu 4 --password=ubuntu yakkety-test-not- finalizing-cloud-init release=yakkety arch=amd64 label=daily
I see the final stage completing in the log: journalctl | grep "final: SUCCESS" Sep 15 12:37:26 yakkety-test-not-finalizing-cloud-init cloud-init[1450]: [CLOUDINIT] handlers.py[DEBUG]: finish: modules-final: SUCCESS: running modules for final Yet I don't get /var/lib/cloud/instance/boot-finished created. My case seems to match Martins second finding that cloud-init.target seems to be inactive. systemctl status cloud-init.target ● cloud-init.target - Cloud-init target Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/cloud-init.target; static; vendor preset: enabled) Active: inactive (dead) OTOH - The cloud-final.service looks good: ● cloud-final.service - Execute cloud user/final scripts Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/cloud-final.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (exited) since Thu 2016-09-15 12:37:26 UTC; 2min 20s ago Process: 1450 ExecStart=/usr/bin/cloud-init modules --mode=final (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 1450 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Tasks: 0 (limit: 4915) Memory: 276.0K CPU: 1.654s CGroup: /system.slice/cloud-final.service -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1623868 Title: cloud-final.service does not run due to dependency cycle To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+bug/1623868/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs