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-rw-r--r--cloudinit/config/cc_users_groups.py7
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diff --git a/cloudinit/config/cc_users_groups.py b/cloudinit/config/cc_users_groups.py
index 13764e60..426498a3 100644
--- a/cloudinit/config/cc_users_groups.py
+++ b/cloudinit/config/cc_users_groups.py
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ config keys for an entry in ``users`` are as follows:
If specifying a sudo rule for a user, ensure that the syntax for the rule
is valid, as it is not checked by cloud-init.
+.. note::
+ Most of these configuration options will not be honored if the user
+ already exists. Following options are the exceptions and they are
+ applicable on already-existing users:
+ - 'plain_text_passwd', 'hashed_passwd', 'lock_passwd', 'sudo',
+ 'ssh_authorized_keys', 'ssh_redirect_user'.
+
**Internal name:** ``cc_users_groups``
**Module frequency:** per instance