I've hit this bug as well. I've tried it with the following images:
http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/vagrant/raring/20130917/raring-server-cloudimg-amd64-vagrant-disk1.box http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/vagrant/raring/20130921/raring-server-cloudimg-amd64-vagrant-disk1.box http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/vagrant/raring/20130924/raring-server-cloudimg-amd64-vagrant-disk1.box -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to cloud-init in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1217950 Title: SSH public key isn't created in vagrant cloud images To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+bug/1217950/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs