cloud-init status --wait

Category: IaC & Automation

cloud-init status --wait

Block until cloud-init finishes initializing

Waits, re-checking until cloud-init completes its run, then prints the final status. Use it in provisioning scripts and containers that must not start until first-boot setup finished. Add --format json for parseable output. Related: cloud-init status.
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