I generated the password using this and used the below init script --- package_update: true packages: - qemu-guest-agent - sudo users: - name: debuguser gecos: Debug User groups: sudo shell: /bin/bash sudo: ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL lock_passwd: false passwd: $6$olmxQBp6yvUgsDmF$VIRaiSigOPvE9GO/g5ZLDLE/YCq70hSVq2Htytf1.gSKIf0S33nByrDbU3haSBbqGgkWes3AhpHw3ZIjapT9h0 ssh_pwauth: true disable_root: false write_files: - path: /etc/pki/trust/anchors/rancher-ca.crt permissions: "0644" owner: root:root content: | -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIBvjCCAWOgAwIBAgIBADAKBggqhkjOPQQDAjBGMRwwGgYDVQQKExNkeW5hbWlj bGlzdGVuZXItb3JnMSYwJAYDVQQDDB1keW5hbWljbGlzdGVuZXItY2FAMTc2OTc2 NTUxMjAeFw0yNjAxMzAwODMxNTJaFw0zNjAxMjgwODMxNTJaMEYxHDAaBgNVBAoT E2R5bmFtaWNsaXN0ZW5lci1vcmcxJjAkBgNVBAMMHWR5bmFtaWNsaXN0ZW5lci1j YUAxNzY5NzY1NTEyMFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAELir+TqhP64UM uFv6mbaggZZYH19gshCBJaYLL42Mmd/fMY8bzJeC9qCYIicnG9KNS1oepyojhtW2 mX3l1Cs996NCMEAwDgYDVR0PAQH/BAQDAgKkMA8GA1UdEwEB/wQFMAMBAf8wHQYD VR0OBBYEFJH7fXQFAqZ6yNdrhWm4cu+O3N9oMAoGCCqGSM49BAMCA0kAMEYCIQDd v5OrHD+Jvk9GJZVzCLRyjPklta8hjmTnaiNZES7jAgIhAMSsNH76WIWxi53ltbGx 8S7L0gjIFvl1Gnu65zs7cPqw -----END CERTIFICATE----- - path: /etc/hosts append: true content: | 172.40.20.233 suse-rancher-manager-mohammed-master-1.vcenterlocalhost.com runcmd: - update-ca-certificates - systemctl enable --now qemu-guest-agent

Which user have you used here in SSH User while creating the rke2

After checking the /var/log/cloud-init.log

I have used the ubuntu 18.X image and the rke2-server service is running, cloud-final is also running

This is the final status now

In the Rancher Prime dashboard this is the status being shown

Hey @thousands-advantage-10804 The cluster got created