How do I send user_data when launching an instance? about oci-python-sdk

[nathan-vu]

user_data can be taken from a file as follows:

user_data_file=open('/tmp/cinit.sh’, ‘rb')
content=base64.b64encode(user_data_file.read()).decode('utf-8’)

We will also be adding a utility function in the next SDK release which will take in a file path and output a Base64-encoded string suitable for use as user_data

[nathan-vu]

The utility function has now been added to the SDK. An example of using it can be found here

[sufpro]

The utility function has now been added to the SDK. An example of using it can be found here

Hi Nathan, using the sample py script, i am trying to run a shell script(.sh), containing yum -y update and install docker commands, these are quite time consuming commands(may take upto 4-5 minutes to finish), i can see the sample py file runs fine and compute instance gets created, but none of the command in shell script gets executed, seems somehow the .sh file i am trying to run through do not run at all or fully, given below is an extract from the py file.
Appreciate any help, as i need to create compute instance along with few software installations using pyton

print('Installing docker')
print()
instance_metadata['user_data'] = oci.util.file_content_as_launch_instance_user_data(
'./install-docker.sh'
)