Index: cloud-init-0.7.2/cloudinit/util.py
===================================================================
--- cloud-init-0.7.2.orig/cloudinit/util.py
+++ cloud-init-0.7.2/cloudinit/util.py
@@ -361,11 +361,11 @@ def multi_log(text, console=True, stderr
     if stderr:
         sys.stderr.write(text)
     if console:
-        # Don't use the write_file since
-        # this might be 'sensitive' info (not debug worthy?)
-        with open('/dev/console', 'wb') as wfh:
-            wfh.write(text)
-            wfh.flush()
+        # Some containers lack /dev/console, so we send output to
+        # stdout and configure upstart with "console output" and
+        # systemd with "journal+console" and let them take care of
+        # getting output to the console.
+        print text
     if log:
         if text[-1] == "\n":
             log.log(log_level, text[:-1])
Index: cloud-init-0.7.2/systemd/cloud-config.service
===================================================================
--- cloud-init-0.7.2.orig/systemd/cloud-config.service
+++ cloud-init-0.7.2/systemd/cloud-config.service
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RemainAfterExit=yes
 TimeoutSec=0
 
 # Output needs to appear in instance console output
-StandardOutput=tty
+StandardOutput=journal+console
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
Index: cloud-init-0.7.2/systemd/cloud-final.service
===================================================================
--- cloud-init-0.7.2.orig/systemd/cloud-final.service
+++ cloud-init-0.7.2/systemd/cloud-final.service
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RemainAfterExit=yes
 TimeoutSec=0
 
 # Output needs to appear in instance console output
-StandardOutput=tty
+StandardOutput=journal+console
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
Index: cloud-init-0.7.2/systemd/cloud-init-local.service
===================================================================
--- cloud-init-0.7.2.orig/systemd/cloud-init-local.service
+++ cloud-init-0.7.2/systemd/cloud-init-local.service
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RemainAfterExit=yes
 TimeoutSec=0
 
 # Output needs to appear in instance console output
-StandardOutput=tty
+StandardOutput=journal+console
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
Index: cloud-init-0.7.2/systemd/cloud-init.service
===================================================================
--- cloud-init-0.7.2.orig/systemd/cloud-init.service
+++ cloud-init-0.7.2/systemd/cloud-init.service
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RemainAfterExit=yes
 TimeoutSec=0
 
 # Output needs to appear in instance console output
-StandardOutput=tty
+StandardOutput=journal+console
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target