Bug 2251262 - kernel install fails with mirror BTRFS /boot partition with `/run/systemd/inaccessible/blk: Failed to create blkid probe: Permission denied`
Summary: kernel install fails with mirror BTRFS /boot partition with `/run/systemd/ina...
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: systemd
Version: 39
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: systemd-maint
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard:
: 2263106 (view as bug list)
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2023-11-23 17:46 UTC by Arcadiy Ivanov
Modified: 2024-02-09 01:25 UTC (History)
29 users (show)

Fixed In Version: systemd-254.9-1.fc39
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2024-02-09 01:25:45 UTC
Type: ---
Embargoed:


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Description Arcadiy Ivanov 2023-11-23 17:46:34 UTC
Upgraded from F38 to F39 via `dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=39`.
After `dnf system-upgrade reboot` noticed the kernel was still from F38.
Ran: 

```
# dnf reinstall kernel-core\*
Last metadata expiration check: 0:08:46 ago on Thu 23 Nov 2023 12:34:50 PM EST.
Dependencies resolved.
======================================================================================================================================================================================
 Package                                     Architecture                           Version                                            Repository                                Size
======================================================================================================================================================================================
Reinstalling:
 kernel-core                                 x86_64                                 6.5.12-300.fc39                                    updates                                   16 M
     replacing  kernel-core.x86_64 6.5.12-300.fc39
Removing:
 kernel-core                                 x86_64                                 6.5.9-200.fc38                                     @@System                                  65 M

Transaction Summary
======================================================================================================================================================================================
Remove  1 Package

Total download size: 16 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                                 13 MB/s |  16 MB     00:01    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                                                                                                                 9.8 MB/s |  16 MB     00:01     
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
  Preparing        :                                                                                                                                                              1/1 
  Reinstalling     : kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64                                                                                                                           1/5 
  Running scriptlet: kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64                                                                                                                           1/5 
  Running scriptlet: kernel-core-6.5.9-200.fc38.x86_64                                                                                                                            2/5 
/run/systemd/inaccessible/blk: Failed to create blkid probe: Permission denied
error: %preun(kernel-core-6.5.9-200.fc38.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 1

Error in PREUN scriptlet in rpm package kernel-core
  Running scriptlet: kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64                                                                                                                           3/5 
error: kernel-core-6.5.9-200.fc38.x86_64: erase failed
/run/systemd/inaccessible/blk: Failed to create blkid probe: Permission denied
error: %preun(kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 1

Error in PREUN scriptlet in rpm package kernel-core
  Running scriptlet: kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64                                                                                                                           4/5 
error: kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64: erase failed
/run/systemd/inaccessible/blk: Failed to create blkid probe: Permission denied
error: %preun(kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 1

Error in PREUN scriptlet in rpm package kernel-core
  Running scriptlet: kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64                                                                                                                           5/5 
error: kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64: erase failed
/run/systemd/inaccessible/blk: Failed to create blkid probe: Permission denied
error: %preun(kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 1

Error in PREUN scriptlet in rpm package kernel-core
error: kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64: erase failed
/run/systemd/inaccessible/blk: Failed to create blkid probe: Permission denied
warning: %posttrans(kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 1

Error in POSTTRANS scriptlet in rpm package kernel-core
TransactionItem not found for key: kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64
  Verifying        : kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64                                                                                                                           1/4 
  Verifying        : kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64                                                                                                                           2/4 
  Verifying        : kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64                                                                                                                           3/4 
  Verifying        : kernel-core-6.5.9-200.fc38.x86_64                                                                                                                            4/4 

Reinstalled:
  kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64                                                                                                                                                  
Failed:
  kernel-core-6.5.9-200.fc38.x86_64                          kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64                          kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64                         

Error: Transaction failed
```

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Arcadiy Ivanov 2023-11-23 17:47:51 UTC
```
# ls -la
total 0
drwxr-xr-x  3 root root  160 Nov 23 10:32 .
drwxr-xr-x 24 root root  580 Nov 23 12:38 ..
b---------  1 root root 0, 0 Nov 23 10:32 blk
c---------  1 root root 0, 0 Nov 23 10:32 chr
d---------  2 root root   40 Nov 23 10:32 dir
p---------  1 root root    0 Nov 23 10:32 fifo
----------  1 root root    0 Nov 23 10:32 reg
s---------  1 root root    0 Nov 23 10:32 sock
```

Comment 2 Arcadiy Ivanov 2023-11-23 17:48:43 UTC
The above is in `/run/systemd/inaccessible`, obviously.

Comment 3 Arcadiy Ivanov 2023-11-23 17:59:21 UTC
This is now confirmed on two machines, both upgraded identically from F38->F39.

Comment 4 Marcel Hetzendorfer 2023-11-24 17:41:49 UTC
Same Problem.

Comment 5 Marcel Hetzendorfer 2023-11-24 17:45:19 UTC
Also upgraded from f38 (Same Problem).

Another Laptop with f39 installed new, does not have this Problem.

Comment 6 Arcadiy Ivanov 2023-12-04 17:29:31 UTC
The kernel update on F39 is completely broken now. Removing kernel-core to fix dependency issues also no longer works.

```
# dnf upgrade -y
Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:48 ago on Mon 04 Dec 2023 12:21:53 PM EST.
Dependencies resolved.
============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
 Package                                                            Architecture                                      Version                                                     Repository                                           Size
============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
Installing:
 kernel                                                             x86_64                                            6.6.3-200.fc39                                              updates                                             153 k
 kernel-core                                                        x86_64                                            6.6.3-200.fc39                                              updates                                              16 M
 kernel-modules                                                     x86_64                                            6.6.3-200.fc39                                              updates                                              58 M
 kernel-modules-core                                                x86_64                                            6.6.3-200.fc39                                              updates                                              32 M
 kernel-modules-extra                                               x86_64                                            6.6.3-200.fc39                                              updates                                             2.6 M
 kernel-modules-internal                                            x86_64                                            6.6.3-200.fc39                                              updates                                             1.0 M
Upgrading:
 acl                                                                x86_64                                            2.3.1-9.fc39                                                updates                                              71 k
 kernel-headers                                                     x86_64                                            6.6.3-200.fc39                                              updates                                             1.6 M
 kernel-tools                                                       x86_64                                            6.6.3-200.fc39                                              updates                                             312 k
 kernel-tools-libs                                                  x86_64                                            6.6.3-200.fc39                                              updates                                              28 k
 libacl                                                             x86_64                                            2.3.1-9.fc39                                                updates                                              23 k
Removing:
 kernel                                                             x86_64                                            6.5.12-300.fc39                                             @updates                                              0  
 kernel-core                                                        x86_64                                            6.5.9-200.fc38                                              @@System                                             65 M
 kernel-core                                                        x86_64                                            6.5.10-200.fc38                                             @@System                                             65 M
 kernel-core                                                        x86_64                                            6.5.12-300.fc39                                             @@System                                             65 M
 kernel-modules                                                     x86_64                                            6.5.12-300.fc39                                             @updates                                             56 M
 kernel-modules-core                                                x86_64                                            6.5.12-300.fc39                                             @updates                                             30 M
 kernel-modules-extra                                               x86_64                                            6.5.12-300.fc39                                             @updates                                            2.4 M
 kernel-modules-internal                                            x86_64                                            6.5.12-300.fc39                                             @updates                                            804 k

Transaction Summary
============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
Install  6 Packages
Upgrade  5 Packages
Remove   8 Packages

Total size: 111 M
Downloading Packages:
[SKIPPED] kernel-6.6.3-200.fc39.x86_64.rpm: Already downloaded                                                                                                                                                                             
[SKIPPED] kernel-core-6.6.3-200.fc39.x86_64.rpm: Already downloaded                                                                                                                                                                        
[SKIPPED] kernel-modules-6.6.3-200.fc39.x86_64.rpm: Already downloaded                                                                                                                                                                     
[SKIPPED] kernel-modules-core-6.6.3-200.fc39.x86_64.rpm: Already downloaded                                                                                                                                                                
[SKIPPED] kernel-modules-extra-6.6.3-200.fc39.x86_64.rpm: Already downloaded                                                                                                                                                               
[SKIPPED] kernel-modules-internal-6.6.3-200.fc39.x86_64.rpm: Already downloaded                                                                                                                                                            
[SKIPPED] acl-2.3.1-9.fc39.x86_64.rpm: Already downloaded                                                                                                                                                                                  
[SKIPPED] kernel-headers-6.6.3-200.fc39.x86_64.rpm: Already downloaded                                                                                                                                                                     
[SKIPPED] kernel-tools-6.6.3-200.fc39.x86_64.rpm: Already downloaded                                                                                                                                                                       
[SKIPPED] kernel-tools-libs-6.6.3-200.fc39.x86_64.rpm: Already downloaded                                                                                                                                                                  
[SKIPPED] libacl-2.3.1-9.fc39.x86_64.rpm: Already downloaded                                                                                                                                                                               
Running transaction check
Error: transaction check vs depsolve:
kernel-modules-core-uname-r = 6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64 is needed by (installed) kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64
kernel-modules-core-uname-r = 6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64 is needed by (installed) kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64
kernel-modules-core-uname-r = 6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64 is needed by (installed) kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64
To diagnose the problem, try running: 'rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest'.
You probably have corrupted RPMDB, running 'rpm --rebuilddb' might fix the issue.
The downloaded packages were saved in cache until the next successful transaction.
You can remove cached packages by executing 'dnf clean packages'.
[root@fw1 admin]# dnf remove kernel\*6\*.fc39\*
Dependencies resolved.
============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
 Package                                                            Architecture                                      Version                                                     Repository                                           Size
============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
Removing:
 kernel                                                             x86_64                                            6.5.12-300.fc39                                             @updates                                              0  
 kernel                                                             x86_64                                            6.6.2-201.fc39                                              @updates                                              0  
 kernel-core                                                        x86_64                                            6.5.12-300.fc39                                             @@System                                             65 M
 kernel-core                                                        x86_64                                            6.6.2-201.fc39                                              @updates                                             66 M
 kernel-headers                                                     x86_64                                            6.6.2-201.fc39                                              @updates                                            6.1 M
 kernel-modules                                                     x86_64                                            6.5.12-300.fc39                                             @updates                                             56 M
 kernel-modules                                                     x86_64                                            6.6.2-201.fc39                                              @updates                                             56 M
 kernel-modules-core                                                x86_64                                            6.5.12-300.fc39                                             @updates                                             30 M
 kernel-modules-core                                                x86_64                                            6.6.2-201.fc39                                              @updates                                             31 M
 kernel-modules-extra                                               x86_64                                            6.5.12-300.fc39                                             @updates                                            2.4 M
 kernel-modules-extra                                               x86_64                                            6.6.2-201.fc39                                              @updates                                            2.4 M
 kernel-modules-internal                                            x86_64                                            6.5.12-300.fc39                                             @updates                                            804 k
 kernel-modules-internal                                            x86_64                                            6.6.2-201.fc39                                              @updates                                            832 k
 kernel-tools                                                       x86_64                                            6.6.2-201.fc39                                              @updates                                            884 k
 kernel-tools-libs                                                  x86_64                                            6.6.2-201.fc39                                              @updates                                             36 k
Removing dependent packages:
 gcc                                                                x86_64                                            13.2.1-4.fc39                                               @updates                                             95 M
Removing unused dependencies:
 binutils                                                           x86_64                                            2.40-13.fc39                                                @fedora                                              25 M
 binutils-gold                                                      x86_64                                            2.40-13.fc39                                                @fedora                                             2.2 M
 cpp                                                                x86_64                                            13.2.1-4.fc39                                               @updates                                             31 M
 glibc-devel                                                        x86_64                                            2.38-11.fc39                                                @updates                                             35 k
 glibc-headers-x86                                                  noarch                                            2.38-11.fc39                                                @updates                                            2.1 M
 libxcrypt-devel                                                    x86_64                                            4.4.36-2.fc39                                               @fedora                                              30 k

Transaction Summary
============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
Remove  22 Packages

Freed space: 472 M
Is this ok [y/N]: N
Operation aborted.
[root@fw1 admin]# dnf remove kernel\*6\*.fc39\* --exclude \*headers\*
Dependencies resolved.
============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
 Package                                                            Architecture                                      Version                                                     Repository                                           Size
============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
Removing:
 kernel                                                             x86_64                                            6.5.12-300.fc39                                             @updates                                              0  
 kernel                                                             x86_64                                            6.6.2-201.fc39                                              @updates                                              0  
 kernel-core                                                        x86_64                                            6.5.12-300.fc39                                             @@System                                             65 M
 kernel-core                                                        x86_64                                            6.6.2-201.fc39                                              @updates                                             66 M
 kernel-modules                                                     x86_64                                            6.5.12-300.fc39                                             @updates                                             56 M
 kernel-modules                                                     x86_64                                            6.6.2-201.fc39                                              @updates                                             56 M
 kernel-modules-core                                                x86_64                                            6.5.12-300.fc39                                             @updates                                             30 M
 kernel-modules-core                                                x86_64                                            6.6.2-201.fc39                                              @updates                                             31 M
 kernel-modules-extra                                               x86_64                                            6.5.12-300.fc39                                             @updates                                            2.4 M
 kernel-modules-extra                                               x86_64                                            6.6.2-201.fc39                                              @updates                                            2.4 M
 kernel-modules-internal                                            x86_64                                            6.5.12-300.fc39                                             @updates                                            804 k
 kernel-modules-internal                                            x86_64                                            6.6.2-201.fc39                                              @updates                                            832 k
 kernel-tools                                                       x86_64                                            6.6.2-201.fc39                                              @updates                                            884 k
 kernel-tools-libs                                                  x86_64                                            6.6.2-201.fc39                                              @updates                                             36 k

Transaction Summary
============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
Remove  14 Packages

Freed space: 311 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Running transaction check
Error: transaction check vs depsolve:
kernel-modules-core-uname-r = 6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64 is needed by (installed) kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64
kernel-modules-core-uname-r = 6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64 is needed by (installed) kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64
kernel-modules-core-uname-r = 6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64 is needed by (installed) kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64
To diagnose the problem, try running: 'rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest'.
You probably have corrupted RPMDB, running 'rpm --rebuilddb' might fix the issue.
[root@fw1 admin]# uname -a
Linux fw1.fl.home.ivanovy.net 6.5.11-200.fc38.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed Nov  8 21:42:06 UTC 2023 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@fw1 admin]# ^C reinstall 
[root@fw1 admin]# dnf reinstall kernel-core\*
Last metadata expiration check: 0:02:29 ago on Mon 04 Dec 2023 12:21:53 PM EST.
Installed package kernel-core-6.5.9-200.fc38.x86_64 (from @System) not available.
Installed package kernel-core-6.5.10-200.fc38.x86_64 (from @System) not available.
Installed package kernel-core-6.5.11-200.fc38.x86_64 (from updates) not available.
Installed package kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64 (from @System) not available.
Installed package kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64 (from @System) not available.
Installed package kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64 (from @System) not available.
Installed package kernel-core-6.5.12-300.fc39.x86_64 (from @System) not available.
Installed package kernel-core-6.6.2-201.fc39.x86_64 (from updates) not available.
Error: No packages marked for reinstall.
[root@fw1 admin]# rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
Unsatisfied dependencies for kernel-core-6.5.9-200.fc38.x86_64:
        kernel-modules-core-uname-r = 6.5.9-200.fc38.x86_64 is needed by (installed) kernel-core-6.5.9-200.fc38.x86_64
Unsatisfied dependencies for kernel-core-6.5.10-200.fc38.x86_64:
        kernel-modules-core-uname-r = 6.5.10-200.fc38.x86_64 is needed by (installed) kernel-core-6.5.10-200.fc38.x86_64
[root@fw1 admin]# dnf remove kernel-core-6.5.9\* kernel-core-6.5.10\*
Dependencies resolved.
============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
 Package                                                   Architecture                                         Version                                                        Repository                                              Size
============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
Removing:
 kernel-core                                               x86_64                                               6.5.9-200.fc38                                                 @@System                                                65 M
 kernel-core                                               x86_64                                               6.5.10-200.fc38                                                @@System                                                65 M

Transaction Summary
============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
Remove  2 Packages

Freed space: 131 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
  Preparing        :                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1/1 
  Running scriptlet: kernel-core-6.5.10-200.fc38.x86_64                                                                                                                                                                                 1/2 
/run/systemd/inaccessible/blk: Failed to create blkid probe: Permission denied
error: %preun(kernel-core-6.5.10-200.fc38.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 1

Error in PREUN scriptlet in rpm package kernel-core
  Running scriptlet: kernel-core-6.5.9-200.fc38.x86_64                                                                                                                                                                                  2/2 
error: kernel-core-6.5.10-200.fc38.x86_64: erase failed
/run/systemd/inaccessible/blk: Failed to create blkid probe: Permission denied
error: %preun(kernel-core-6.5.9-200.fc38.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 1

Error in PREUN scriptlet in rpm package kernel-core
  Verifying        : kernel-core-6.5.9-200.fc38.x86_64                                                                                                                                                                                  1/2 
  Verifying        : kernel-core-6.5.10-200.fc38.x86_64                                                                                                                                                                                 2/2 

Failed:
  kernel-core-6.5.9-200.fc38.x86_64                                                                                    kernel-core-6.5.10-200.fc38.x86_64                                                                                   

Error: Transaction failed
```

Comment 7 Justin M. Forbes 2023-12-04 18:32:58 UTC
The kernel install scripts are owned by systemd-udev.  Reassigning to systemd

Comment 8 Arcadiy Ivanov 2023-12-04 18:39:48 UTC
Adding Reddit thread for reference as there is more debug output in the comments there: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/182egi8/kernel6512300fc39x86_64_install_failed_with/

Comment 9 Yu Watanabe 2023-12-05 06:29:26 UTC
Hopefully fixed by https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/30321, though I have not tested it yet.

Comment 10 Arcadiy Ivanov 2023-12-05 23:49:17 UTC
Just for record keeping: the affected systems seem to be btrfs RAID mirrors on /boot partition.

Comment 11 Arcadiy Ivanov 2023-12-16 00:01:12 UTC
(In reply to Marcel Hetzendorfer from comment #5)
> Also upgraded from f38 (Same Problem).
> 
> Another Laptop with f39 installed new, does not have this Problem.

@mh7596 could you confirm you have a mirror BTRFS on /boot as well?

Comment 12 Marcel Hetzendorfer 2023-12-16 17:12:03 UTC
(In reply to Arcadiy Ivanov from comment #11)
> (In reply to Marcel Hetzendorfer from comment #5)
> > Also upgraded from f38 (Same Problem).
> > 
> > Another Laptop with f39 installed new, does not have this Problem.
> 
> @mh7596 could you confirm you have a mirror BTRFS on /boot as well?

Yes i had.
as a test i moved the /boot in a small new partition and now no more permission denied, kernel update works

Comment 13 Arcadiy Ivanov 2023-12-18 14:35:06 UTC
The PR has been merged into main. This now needs a backport.

Comment 15 David Tardon 2024-02-07 09:49:33 UTC
*** Bug 2263106 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 16 Fedora Update System 2024-02-07 15:11:33 UTC
FEDORA-2024-31190af00b (systemd-254.9-1.fc39) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 39.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-31190af00b

Comment 17 Fedora Update System 2024-02-09 01:25:45 UTC
FEDORA-2024-31190af00b (systemd-254.9-1.fc39) has been pushed to the Fedora 39 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.


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