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diff --git a/doc/rtd/topics/boot.rst b/doc/rtd/topics/boot.rst index 859409a6..f2976fdf 100644 --- a/doc/rtd/topics/boot.rst +++ b/doc/rtd/topics/boot.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. _boot_stages: + *********** Boot Stages *********** @@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ Network * **systemd service**: ``cloud-init.service`` * **runs**: After local stage and configured networking is up. * **blocks**: As much of remaining boot as possible. - * **modules**: ``init_modules`` + * **modules**: ``cloud_init_modules`` in **/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg** This stage requires all configured networking to be online, as it will fully process any user-data that is found. Here, processing means: @@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ Config * **systemd service**: ``cloud-config.service`` * **runs**: After network stage. * **blocks**: None. - * **modules**: ``config_modules`` + * **modules**: ``cloud_config_modules`` in **/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg** This stage runs config modules only. Modules that do not really have an effect on other stages of boot are run here. @@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ Final * **systemd service**: ``cloud-final.service`` * **runs**: As final part of boot (traditional "rc.local") * **blocks**: None. - * **modules**: ``final_modules`` + * **modules**: ``cloud_final_modules`` in **/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg** This stage runs as late in boot as possible. Any scripts that a user is accustomed to running after logging into a system should run correctly here. @@ -125,4 +127,9 @@ Things that run here include * configuration management plugins (puppet, chef, salt-minion) * user-scripts (including ``runcmd``). +For scripts external to cloud-init looking to wait until cloud-init +finished, the ``cloud-init status`` subcommand can help block external +scripts until cloud-init is done without having to write your own systemd +units dependency chains. See :ref:`cli_status` for more info. + .. vi: textwidth=78 |