I encounter the same issue while trying to use the same image for juju. If I use a precise image, cloud-init-output.log ends with: Installed /usr/lib/juju/juju Processing dependencies for juju==0.5 Finished processing dependencies for juju==0.5 % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0 100 10 100 10 0 0 80 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 81 2012-06-01 09:42:15,150 INFO Initializing zookeeper hierarchy 2012-06-01 09:42:15,203 INFO 'initialize' command finished successfully juju-machine-agent start/running, process 4776 juju-provision-agent start/running, process 4779 with the quantal image that's: Installed /usr/lib/juju/juju Processing dependencies for juju==0.5 Finished processing dependencies for juju==0.5 % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0 100 10 100 10 0 0 118 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 120 could not connect before timeout 2012-06-01 13:43:21,156 ERROR could not connect before timeout Accordingly, (fuzzily matching the /var/log/syslog files) in precise: Jun 1 09:41:16 server-11237 acpid: 1 rule loaded Jun 1 09:41:16 server-11237 acpid: waiting for events: event logging is off Jun 1 09:41:16 server-11237 cron[874]: (CRON) INFO (Running @reboot jobs) Jun 1 09:41:16 server-11237 kernel: [ 10.366463] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process (781) killed by TERM signal Jun 1 09:41:21 server-11237 ntpdate[597]: step time server 91.189.94.4 offset 1.815666 sec Jun 1 09:42:03 server-11237 dhclient: DHCPREQUEST of 10.55.60.51 on eth0 to 10.55.60.1 port 67 in quantal: Jun 1 13:42:04 server-11254 acpid: 1 rule loaded Jun 1 13:42:04 server-11254 acpid: waiting for events: event logging is off Jun 1 13:42:04 server-11254 cron[915]: (CRON) INFO (Running @reboot jobs) Jun 1 13:42:05 server-11254 kernel: [ 10.863797] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (1010) terminated with status 1 Jun 1 13:42:09 server-11254 ntpdate[669]: step time server 91.189.94.4 offset 1.476571 sec Jun 1 13:42:17 server-11254 ntpdate[1043]: adjust time server 91.189.94.4 offset -0.000002 sec Jun 1 13:42:39 server-11254 ntpdate[1565]: adjust time server 91.189.94.4 offset 0.000011 sec Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.716385] init: zookeeper main process (7600) terminated with status 2 Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.716407] init: zookeeper main process ended, respawning Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.721173] init: zookeeper main process (7603) terminated with status 2 Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.721194] init: zookeeper main process ended, respawning Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.726910] init: zookeeper main process (7606) terminated with status 2 Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.726933] init: zookeeper main process ended, respawning Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.731772] init: zookeeper main process (7610) terminated with status 2 Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.731809] init: zookeeper main process ended, respawning Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.736305] init: zookeeper main process (7613) terminated with status 2 Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.736326] init: zookeeper main process ended, respawning Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.745407] init: zookeeper main process (7616) terminated with status 2 Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.745429] init: zookeeper main process ended, respawning Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.749924] init: zookeeper main process (7619) terminated with status 2 Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.749946] init: zookeeper main process ended, respawning Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.754772] init: zookeeper main process (7622) terminated with status 2 Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.754798] init: zookeeper main process ended, respawning Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.759302] init: zookeeper main process (7625) terminated with status 2 Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.759327] init: zookeeper main process ended, respawning Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.765900] init: zookeeper main process (7628) terminated with status 2 Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.765922] init: zookeeper main process ended, respawning Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.770424] init: zookeeper main process (7631) terminated with status 2 Jun 1 13:42:49 server-11254 kernel: [ 53.770445] init: zookeeper respawning too fast, stopped Jun 1 13:42:53 server-11254 dhclient: DHCPREQUEST of 10.55.60.114 on eth0 to 10.55.60.1 port 67