[Libguestfs] [libvirt-users] Resize errors with virt-resize/vgchange

[Richard W.M. Jones]

On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 10:18:21AM -0600, Eric Blake wrote:
> On 07/21/2013 07:01 PM, Alex wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have an fc18 system and trying to resize an LVM partition with an
> > ext4 filesystem and receiving the following message from virt-resize:
> 
> virt-resize is part of libguestfs, which is layered on top of libvirt.
> As such, I'm redirecting this mail to the libguestfs mailing list.
> 
> > 
> > # virt-resize -d --expand /dev/sda1 --LV-expand /dev/mapper/prop-home
> > prop-1.img prop-expand.img
> > command line: virt-resize -d --expand /dev/sda1 --LV-expand
> > /dev/mapper/prop-home prop-1.img prop-expand.img
> > Examining prop-1.img ...
> > libguestfs: trace: add_drive "prop-1.img" "readonly:true"
> > libguestfs: trace: add_drive = 0
> > libguestfs: trace: add_drive "prop-expand.img" "readonly:false"
> > libguestfs: trace: add_drive = 0
> > libguestfs: trace: launch
> > libguestfs: trace: get_tmpdir
> > libguestfs: trace: get_tmpdir = "/tmp"
> > libguestfs: trace: get_cachedir
> > libguestfs: trace: get_cachedir = "/var/tmp"
> > libguestfs: trace: disk_format "/var/lib/libvirt/images/prop-expand.img"
> > libguestfs: trace: disk_format = "raw"
> > libguestfs: trace: get_cachedir
> > libguestfs: trace: get_cachedir = "/var/tmp"
> > [...] 100% --:--
> > libguestfs: trace: launch = 0
> > libguestfs: trace: lvm_set_filter "/dev/sda"
> > libguestfs: trace: lvm_set_filter = -1 (error)
> > Fatal error: exception Guestfs.Error("lvm_set_filter: vgchange:
> > Couldn't find device with uuid zouQ8X-qxqJ-mp6p-pzg3-mi2i-K9YM-A763Kc.
> >   Refusing activation of partial LV home. Use --partial to override.
> >   Refusing activation of partial LV swap. Use --partial to override.
> >   R
> > libguestfs: trace: close
> > libguestfs: trace: internal_autosync
> > libguestfs: trace: internal_autosync = 0
> > 
> > I don't understand this error message. I also see that vgchange
> > doesn't even have a 'partial' option, so I'm not sure how to
> > troubleshoot it. Here is the filesystem layout for this system:

Which version of libguestfs, and where did you install it from?

Rich.

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