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Systemd unit file to format EBS volume
[Unit]
Description=Format EBS volume if needed
Before=etcd2.service
[Service]
ExecStart=/bin/bash -c \
'(/usr/sbin/blkid -t TYPE=ext4 | grep /dev/xvdb) || \
(/usr/sbin/wipefs -fa /dev/xvdb && /usr/sbin/mkfs.ext4 /dev/xvdb)'
RemainAfterExit=yes
Type=oneshot
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Hi, how would you use this with EC2 Userdata? Thanks

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