--- cloud-init-0.7.5/cloudinit/distros/__init__.py.orig	2014-09-16 11:00:52.192149797 +0200
+++ cloud-init-0.7.5/cloudinit/distros/__init__.py	2014-09-16 11:02:02.272874250 +0200
@@ -402,8 +402,11 @@
             # about long names.
             util.subp(['passwd', '-l', name])
         except Exception as e:
-            util.logexc(LOG, 'Failed to disable password for user %s', name)
-            raise e
+            if e.exit_code != 3:
+                util.logexc(LOG, 'Failed to disable password for user %s', name)
+                raise e
+            else:
+                util.logexc(LOG, 'Password access already locked for user %s', name)
 
     def set_passwd(self, user, passwd, hashed=False):
         pass_string = '%s:%s' % (user, passwd)