Update linux-image-provisioning-agent-update-awareness.md

Author: przlplx

support/azure/virtual-machines/linux/linux-image-provisioning-agent-update-awareness.md

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-title: Linux Image Provisioning Agent update awareness
+title: Linux Image Provisioning Agent Update Awareness
 description: Provides the update awareness and frequently asked questions about Linux Image Provisioning Agent.
 ms.date: 09/15/2025
 ms.service: azure-virtual-machines
@@ -17,38 +17,38 @@ _Original KB number:_   4538386
 
 ## Summary
 
-Many Linux Azure Marketplace images contain an **Azure Linux Agent**, which is responsible for completing the setup of the newly created Virtual Machine (VM), such as setting the hostname, username, password/ ssh keys, and mounting an ephemeral disk. This setup process is known as 'provisioning'. In addition, the agent provides support for Azure VM Extensions.
+Many Linux Azure Marketplace images contain an **Azure Linux Agent** that's responsible for completing the setup of the newly created virtual machine (VM). The setup includes setting the hostname, username, and password/ ssh keys, and mounting an ephemeral disk. This setup process is known as 'provisioning'. Additionally, the agent provides support for Azure VM extensions.
 
-The images themselves will be updated to be provisioned using an open-source provisioning agent, [cloud-init](/azure/virtual-machines/linux/using-cloud-init). cloud- init offers many additional benefits over the Linux Agent, including:
+The images themselves are updated to be provisioned by using an open source provisioning agent, [cloud-init](/azure/virtual-machines/linux/using-cloud-init). The cloud- init agent offers many additional benefits over the Linux agent, including:
 
 - Performance - Using cloud-init with Azure, you can see improved reduced VM creation times in most cases.
-- VM customization - cloud-init allows you to pass down VM configurations to cloud-init via [custom-data](/azure/virtual-machines/linux/using-cloud-init#deploying-a-cloud-init-enabled-virtual-machine), such as running scripts, installing packages, and adding users.
-- Migration - If you are migrating from other clouds, you can migrate cloud- init configurations, and modify them where necessary to work with your Azure deployments.
+- VM customization - cloud-init enables you to pass down VM configurations to cloud-init through [custom-data](/azure/virtual-machines/linux/using-cloud-init#deploying-a-cloud-init-enabled-virtual-machine). This process includes such actions as running scripts, installing packages, and adding users.
+- Migration - If you're migrating from other clouds, you can migrate cloud-init configurations, and modify them where necessary to work with together your Azure deployments.
 
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 ## More information
 
-### What do you need to do?
+### Necessary actions
 
-- If you deploy these Azure Marketplace images, then there is nothing further that you need to do. You can immediately take advantage of the benefits after the update.
-- If you are creating custom images that derive from these images, and use the Linux Agent to process custom-data, check that your images still work correctly.
+- If you deploy these Azure Marketplace images, then there is nothing more that you have to do. You can immediately take advantage of the benefits after the update.
+- If you create custom images from these images, and use the Linux Agent to process custom data, verify that your images still work correctly.
 
-    cloud- init supports multiple input types, including a bash script or a cloud- init config. Review the 'cloud- init'[user-data](https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/format.html) documentation.
-- See [this](/azure/virtual-machines/linux/using-cloud-init#cloud-init-overview) page for details on which images will be updated, and the timeline on when the updates will take place.
+    cloud-init supports multiple input types, including a bash script or a cloud-init config. Review the 'cloud-init'[user-data](https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/format.html) documentation.
+- See [this](/azure/virtual-machines/linux/using-cloud-init#cloud-init-overview) page for details about which images will be updated, and the timeline for when the updates occur.
 
 ## Frequently asked questions
 
-Q1. Will the Azure Linux Agent still be installed in the images?  
+Q1. Is the Azure Linux Agent still installed in the images?  
 
-A1. Yes, the Azure Linux Agent is required for Azure VM extensions. The provisioning functionality will be disabled.  
+A1. Yes, the Azure Linux Agent is required for Azure VM extensions. The provisioning functionality is disabled.  
 
 Q2. Can the Azure Linux Agent and cloud-init be installed in the same image?  
 
-A2. Yes. To ensure that there is no conflict, the Linux Agent provisioning code is disabled and will not run.  
+A2. Yes. To ensure that there is no conflict, the Linux Agent provisioning code is disabled and won't run.  
 
-Q3. How can I tell if my image has been provisioned by cloud-init?  
+Q3. How can I tell whether my image is provisioned by cloud-init?  
 
-A3. Run `cloud-init status` to see if cloud-init has run.
+A3. Run `cloud-init status` to learn whether cloud-init ran.
 
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