Bug 1037566

Summary: LVMError: lvactivate failed for root: running lvm lvchange -a y fedora/root failed
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Kamil Páral <kparal>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED NEXTRELEASE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 20CC: anaconda-maint-list, g.kaviyarasu, jonathan, kparal, lbrabec, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Description Kamil Páral 2013-12-03 11:41:33 UTC 
Description of problem:
I was trying to reproduce bug 1036705. I removed all previous disk contents (I think it was LVM on mdraid 10). Then I created a new layout LVM on mdraid 10. I kept only a single / partition and downsized it (from the default size). It crashed on installation start.

anaconda 20.25.11-1 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devicelibs/lvm.py", line 437, in lvactivate
    raise LVMError("lvactivate failed for %s: %s" % (lv_name, msg))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devices.py", line 2682, in _setup
    lvm.lvactivate(self.vg.name, self._name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devices.py", line 716, in setup
    self._setup(orig=orig)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/deviceaction.py", line 534, in execute
    self.device.setup(orig=True)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/devicetree.py", line 234, in processActions
    action.execute()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 308, in doIt
    self.devicetree.processActions()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/blivet/__init__.py", line 167, in turnOnFilesystems
    storage.doIt()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/install.py", line 142, in doInstall
    turnOnFilesystems(storage, mountOnly=flags.flags.dirInstall)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 764, in run
    self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 192, in run
    threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
LVMError: lvactivate failed for root: running lvm lvchange -a y fedora/root failed


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
anaconda 20.25.11-1 

How reproducible:
unknown
Comment 1 Kamil Páral 2013-12-03 11:41:59 UTC 
Created attachment 832006 [details]
anaconda-tb
Comment 2 Kamil Páral 2013-12-03 12:18:44 UTC 
I could reproduce it as long as I deleted all contents and tried to create yet another LVM on mdraid 10. Once I tried to create default LVM (without mdraid) setup, installation worked ok.

I'm unclear why anaconda tries to activate the older VG, when I chose to remove it and create a fresh new one. Maybe because the name of the old one and the name of the new one is the same? Is is possible that it tries to reuse it instead of re-creating it?
Comment 3 David Shea 2015-04-14 18:57:37 UTC 
Is this reproducible in F21 or F22?
Comment 4 Lukas Brabec 2015-04-23 09:52:26 UTC 
I tried to reproduce this bug with F22 Beta RC3, installation worked as expected, no bug encountered.