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

[Richard W.M. Jones]

On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 03:10:07PM -0400, Alex wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> >> > # 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?
> 
> It was installed via yum on fedora18:
> 
> # rpm -qva|grep guest
> libguestfs-tools-c-1.20.9-1.fc18.x86_64
> libguestfs-tools-1.20.9-1.fc18.x86_64
> libguestfs-1.20.9-1.fc18.x86_64

OK, in that case it's (unfortunately) not what I was thinking it was :-(

If you set:

  export LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG=1

before running virt-resize then you will get a huge amount of extra
debugging, which could be very valuable.  If you post that lot
somewhere it would be helpful.

However it's definitely a bug of some sort.  I will open a Bugzilla
bug later unless you get there first.

Rich.

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