diff --git a/tools/build_uec.sh b/tools/build_uec.sh
index ad35b2ac34..bbb8b37c79 100755
--- a/tools/build_uec.sh
+++ b/tools/build_uec.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# Make sure that we have the proper version of ubuntu (only works on natty/oneiric)
-if ! egrep -q "oneiric|natty" /etc/lsb-release; then
-    echo "This script only works with ubuntu oneiric and natty"
+# Make sure that we have the proper version of ubuntu (only works on oneiric)
+if ! egrep -q "oneiric" /etc/lsb-release; then
+    echo "This script only works with ubuntu oneiric."
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if [ ! -e $TOP_DIR/localrc ]; then
 fi
 
 # Install deps if needed
-DEPS="kvm libvirt-bin kpartx"
+DEPS="kvm libvirt-bin kpartx cloud-utils"
 dpkg -l $DEPS || apt-get install -y --force-yes $DEPS
 
 # Where to store files and instances
diff --git a/tools/setup_stack_user.sh b/tools/setup_stack_user.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..231a20f332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/setup_stack_user.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Echo commands
+set -o xtrace
+
+# Exit on error to stop unexpected errors
+set -o errexit
+
+# Keep track of the current directory
+TOOLS_DIR=$(cd $(dirname "$0") && pwd)
+TOP_DIR=`cd $TOOLS_DIR/..; pwd`
+
+# Change dir to top of devstack
+cd $TOP_DIR
+
+# Echo usage
+usage() {
+    echo "Add stack user and keys"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Usage: $0 [full path to raw uec base image]"
+}
+
+# Make sure this is a raw image
+if ! qemu-img info $1 | grep -q "file format: raw"; then
+    usage
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Mount the image
+DEST=/opt/stack
+STAGING_DIR=/tmp/`echo $1 | sed  "s/\//_/g"`.stage.user
+mkdir -p $STAGING_DIR
+umount $STAGING_DIR || true
+sleep 1
+mount -t ext4 -o loop $1 $STAGING_DIR
+mkdir -p $STAGING_DIR/$DEST
+
+# Create a stack user that is a member of the libvirtd group so that stack
+# is able to interact with libvirt.
+chroot $STAGING_DIR groupadd libvirtd || true
+chroot $STAGING_DIR useradd stack -s /bin/bash -d $DEST -G libvirtd || true
+
+# Add a simple password - pass
+echo stack:pass | chroot $STAGING_DIR chpasswd
+
+# Configure sudo
+grep -q "^#includedir.*/etc/sudoers.d" $STAGING_DIR/etc/sudoers ||
+    echo "#includedir /etc/sudoers.d" | sudo tee -a $STAGING_DIR/etc/sudoers
+cp $TOP_DIR/files/sudo/* $STAGING_DIR/etc/sudoers.d/
+sed -e "s,%USER%,$USER,g" -i $STAGING_DIR/etc/sudoers.d/*
+
+# and has sudo ability (in the future this should be limited to only what
+# stack requires)
+echo "stack ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" >> $STAGING_DIR/etc/sudoers
+
+# Gracefully cp only if source file/dir exists
+function cp_it {
+    if [ -e $1 ] || [ -d $1 ]; then
+        cp -pRL $1 $2
+    fi
+}
+
+# Copy over your ssh keys and env if desired
+cp_it ~/.ssh $STAGING_DIR/$DEST/.ssh
+cp_it ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub $STAGING_DIR/$DEST/.ssh/authorized_keys
+cp_it ~/.gitconfig $STAGING_DIR/$DEST/.gitconfig
+cp_it ~/.vimrc $STAGING_DIR/$DEST/.vimrc
+cp_it ~/.bashrc $STAGING_DIR/$DEST/.bashrc
+
+# Give stack ownership over $DEST so it may do the work needed
+chroot $STAGING_DIR chown -R stack $DEST
+
+# Unmount
+umount $STAGING_DIR
diff --git a/tools/warm_apts_and_pips.sh b/tools/warm_apts_and_pips.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ec7e916c24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/warm_apts_and_pips.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Echo commands
+set -o xtrace
+
+# Exit on error to stop unexpected errors
+set -o errexit
+
+# Keep track of the current directory
+TOOLS_DIR=$(cd $(dirname "$0") && pwd)
+TOP_DIR=`cd $TOOLS_DIR/..; pwd`
+
+# Change dir to top of devstack
+cd $TOP_DIR
+
+# Echo usage
+usage() {
+    echo "Cache OpenStack dependencies on a uec image to speed up performance."
+    echo ""
+    echo "Usage: $0 [full path to raw uec base image]"
+}
+
+# Make sure this is a raw image
+if ! qemu-img info $1 | grep -q "file format: raw"; then
+    usage
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Make sure we are in the correct dir
+if [ ! -d files/apts ]; then
+    echo "Please run this script from devstack/tools/"
+    exit 1
+fi 
+
+# Mount the image
+STAGING_DIR=/tmp/`echo $1 | sed  "s/\//_/g"`.stage
+mkdir -p $STAGING_DIR
+umount $STAGING_DIR || true
+sleep 1
+mount -t ext4 -o loop $1 $STAGING_DIR
+
+# Make sure that base requirements are installed
+cp /etc/resolv.conf $STAGING_DIR/etc/resolv.conf
+
+# Perform caching on the base image to speed up subsequent runs
+chroot $STAGING_DIR apt-get update
+chroot $STAGING_DIR apt-get install -y --download-only `cat files/apts/* | grep NOPRIME | cut -d\# -f1`
+chroot $STAGING_DIR apt-get install -y --force-yes `cat files/apts/* | grep -v NOPRIME | cut -d\# -f1` || true
+mkdir -p $STAGING_DIR/var/cache/pip
+PIP_DOWNLOAD_CACHE=/var/cache/pip chroot $STAGING_DIR pip install `cat files/pips/*` || true
+
+# Unmount
+umount $STAGING_DIR