2 files changed, 17 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cloudinit/config/cc_seed_random.py b/cloudinit/config/cc_seed_random.py
index 3b7235bf..981e1b08 100644
--- a/cloudinit/config/cc_seed_random.py
+++ b/cloudinit/config/cc_seed_random.py
@@ -38,7 +38,13 @@ def _decode(data, encoding=None):
     if not encoding or encoding.lower() in ['raw']:
         return data
     elif encoding.lower() in ['base64', 'b64']:
-        return base64.b64decode(data)
+        # Try to give us a native string in both Python 2 and 3, and remember
+        # that b64decode() returns bytes in Python 3.
+        decoded = base64.b64decode(data)
+        try:
+            return decoded.decode('utf-8')
+        except UnicodeDecodeError:
+            return decoded
     elif encoding.lower() in ['gzip', 'gz']:
         return util.decomp_gzip(data, quiet=False)
     else:
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenNebula.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenNebula.py
index 691b39f8..6da569ec 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenNebula.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenNebula.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import base64
+import codecs
 import os
 import pwd
 import re
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ from cloudinit import log as logging
 from cloudinit import sources
 from cloudinit import util
 
+import six
+
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 DEFAULT_IID = "iid-dsopennebula"
@@ -43,6 +46,12 @@ CONTEXT_DISK_FILES = ["context.sh"]
 VALID_DSMODES = ("local", "net", "disabled")
 
 
+def utf8_open(path):
+    if six.PY3:
+        return open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8')
+    return codecs.open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8')
+
+
 class DataSourceOpenNebula(sources.DataSource):
     def __init__(self, sys_cfg, distro, paths):
         sources.DataSource.__init__(self, sys_cfg, distro, paths)
@@ -380,7 +389,7 @@ def read_context_disk_dir(source_dir, asuser=None):
                                            "does not exist", asuser)
         try:
             path = os.path.join(source_dir, 'context.sh')
-            with open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            with utf8_open(path) as f:
                 content = f.read().strip()
 
             context = parse_shell_config(content, asuser=asuser)