Description of problem: Trying to create a dual-boot system using the F18 installer. I wanted to share /home in the same LVM volume group between the two installations. I let the installer first pick its defaults, then went in to modify things; under the entry for /home, I expanded the Customize section on the right, then changed the dropdown box from the automatic vg over to my pre-existing vg, then hit apply, and things crashed. The following was filed automatically by anaconda: anaconda 18.37.11 exception report Traceback (most recent call first): File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 1121, in newLV raise ValueError("name already in use") File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 3339, in new_device return getattr(self.storage, self.new_device_attr)(*args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 2298, in newDevice **kwa) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/custom.py", line 885, in _replace_device self.__storage.newDevice(*args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/custom.py", line 1106, in _save_right_side selector=selector) File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/custom.py", line 2480, in on_apply_clicked self._save_right_side(self._current_selector) ValueError: name already in use Additional info: cmdline: /usr/bin/python /sbin/anaconda cmdline_file: BOOT_IMAGE=/syslinux/vmlinuz inst.stage2=hd:UUID=0F58-653F executable: /sbin/anaconda hashmarkername: anaconda kernel: 3.6.10-4.fc18.x86_64 other involved packages: package: anaconda-18.37.11 product: Fedora release: Cannot get release name. type: libreport version: 18
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I've got RHEL7 Alpha-3 installed and while I installed fedora18 trying to add it's root partition into the same VG as RHEL7 is in anaconda crashed. 1. install one system into LVM 2. install another system with shared boot partition 3. add your root partition into old LVM VG -> CRASH Package: anaconda-18.37.11 OS Release: Fedora release 18
We need to add something to check, once the vg has been changed/renamed, that the current lv name ("$vgname-$lvname") is not already in use. I did not verify that this still happens with f19 but I expect it does.
Well, I was unable to reproduce this with F19. A StorageError was raised instead of a ValueError and the failure was handled gracefully enough to allow me to continue working. If someone is able to make it happen with f19 please reopen with a detailed description and logs.