[ec2-beta] "ubuntu" passwordless sudo

[Mark Shuttleworth]

Paul Cullum wrote:
> 1. The initial setup makes it harder to script automated usage.
>   
I think this is a key observation, and one that should be addressed in
beta2.

> 2. The ubuntu user is something I have work around since there is a UID 
> collision with my existing UIDS that I don't have with the alestic or 
> other AMIs that I've tried.  Once my instance is configured there are 
> other users but I don't really need the ubuntu user.
>   
We strongly prefer the "non-root initial user" approach, but the exact
details of that might be flexible. For example, could that be a user YOU
specify, so it is in sync with your existing practices, rather than in
conflict with them?

Mark
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