Using Andbdrew's tips above I was able to make this work headless (and with a head) consistently without disabling Cloud-Init. Thanks to @enconn, for brainstorming and a link to -poweroff-when-finished.
Using Andbdrew's tips above I was able to make this work headless (and with a head) consistently without disabling Cloud-Init. Thanks to @enconn, for brainstorming and a link to -poweroff-when-finished.