Can not override distro default user

[ElSamhaa]

Bug report

According to the docs, the default user data can be overriden by the user dictionary keys. Unfortunately, this is not the case.

Steps to reproduce the problem

Apply the below user_data to Almalinux 9.5 generic cloud image

#cloud-config

user:
  name: samha
  plain_text_passwd: password
  lock_passwd: false

users:
- name: root
  plain_text_passwd: password
  lock_passwd: false

The root password is modified but the default user (i.e almalinux) is not changed to samha.

Environment details

• Cloud-init version: 23.4
• Operating System Distribution: Almalinux
• Cloud provider, platform or installer type: KVM

cloud-init logs

cloud-init.tar.gz