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--- Begin Message ---Package: cloud-init Version: 0.7.7~bzr1156-1~bpo8+1 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, On launching a Debian 8.7 Marketplace AMI on AWS with a root volume larger 256GiB growpart will fail to resize the root partition. -- System Information: Debian Release: 8.7 APT prefers oldstable-updates APT policy: (500, 'oldstable-updates'), (500, 'oldstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages cloud-init depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.56 ii ifupdown 0.7.53.1 ii init-system-helpers 1.22 ii lsb-release 4.1+Debian13+nmu1 ii procps 2:3.3.9-9 ii python3 3.4.2-2 ii python3-configobj 5.0.6-1 ii python3-jinja2 2.7.3-1 ii python3-jsonpatch 1.3-5 ii python3-oauthlib 0.6.3-1 ii python3-prettytable 0.7.2-3 ii python3-requests 2.4.3-6 ii python3-serial 2.6-1.1 ii python3-six 1.8.0-1 ii python3-yaml 3.11-2 pn python3:any <none> cloud-init recommends no packages. cloud-init suggests no packages. -- Configuration Files: /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg changed: users: - default disable_root: true preserve_hostname: false cloud_init_modules: - migrator - seed_random - growpart - bootcmd - write-files - growpart - resizefs - set_hostname - update_hostname - update_etc_hosts - ca-certs - rsyslog - users-groups - ssh cloud_config_modules: - emit_upstart - disk_setup - mounts - ssh-import-id - locale - set-passwords - grub-dpkg - apt-pipelining - apt-configure - package-update-upgrade-install - fan - landscape - timezone - puppet - chef - salt-minion - mcollective - disable-ec2-metadata - runcmd - byobu cloud_final_modules: - rightscale_userdata - scripts-vendor - scripts-per-once - scripts-per-boot - scripts-per-instance - scripts-user - ssh-authkey-fingerprints - keys-to-console - phone-home - final-message - power-state-change system_info: # This will affect which distro class gets used distro: debian # Default user name + that default users groups (if added/used) default_user: name: admin sudo: ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL shell: /bin/bash lock_passwd: True gecos: Debian groups: [adm, audio, cdrom, dialout, dip, floppy, netdev, plugdev, sudo, video] sudo: ["ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL"] shell: /bin/bash # Other config here will be given to the distro class and/or path classes paths: cloud_dir: /var/lib/cloud/ templates_dir: /etc/cloud/templates/ upstart_dir: /etc/init/ package_mirrors: - arches: [default] failsafe: primary: http://httpredir.debian.org/debian security: http://security.debian.org/ -- debconf information: * cloud-init/datasources: Ec2Jul 19 11:51:42 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] stages.py[DEBUG]: Running module growpart (<module 'cloudinit.config.cc_growpart' from '/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_growpart.py'>) with frequency always Jul 19 11:51:42 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] handlers.py[DEBUG]: start: init-network/config-growpart: running config-growpart with frequency always Jul 19 11:51:42 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] helpers.py[DEBUG]: Running config-growpart using lock (<cloudinit.helpers.DummyLock object at 0x7f0e1c65c630>) Jul 19 11:51:42 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] cc_growpart.py[DEBUG]: No 'growpart' entry in cfg. Using default: {'mode': 'auto', 'ignore_growroot_disabled': False, 'devices': ['/']} Jul 19 11:51:42 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] util.py[DEBUG]: Running command ['growpart', '--help'] with allowed return codes [0] (shell=False, capture=True) Jul 19 11:51:42 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] util.py[DEBUG]: Running command ['growpart', '--dry-run', '/dev/xvda', '2'] with allowed return codes [0] (shell=False, capture=True) Jul 19 11:51:42 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] util.py[DEBUG]: Running command ['growpart', '/dev/xvda', '2'] with allowed return codes [0] (shell=False, capture=True) Jul 19 11:51:44 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] util.py[WARNING]: Failed: growpart /dev/xvda 2 Jul 19 11:51:44 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] util.py[DEBUG]: Failed: growpart /dev/xvda 2#012Traceback (most recent call last):#012 File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_growpart.py", line 109, in resize#012 util.subp(["growpart", diskdev, partnum])#012 File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/util.py", line 1684, in subp#012 cmd=args)#012cloudinit.util.ProcessExecutionError: Unexpected error while running command.#012Command: ['growpart', '/dev/xvda', '2']#012Exit code: 2#012Reason: -#012Stdout: "FAILED: disk=/dev/xvda partition=2: failed to repartition\nWarning! Current disk size doesn't match that of the backup!\nAdjusting sizes to match, but subsequent problems are possible!\nWarning: The kernel is still using the old partition table.\nThe new table will be used at the next reboot.\nThe operation has completed successfully.\n"#012Stderr: 'failed [pt_update:1] pt_update /dev/xvda 2\npartx: /dev/xvda: error updating partition 2\n***** WARNING: Resize failed, attempting to revert ******\n***** Appears to have gone OK ****\n' Jul 19 11:51:44 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] cc_growpart.py[DEBUG]: '/' FAILED: failed to resize: disk=/dev/xvda, ptnum=2: Unexpected error while running command.#012Command: ['growpart', '/dev/xvda', '2']#012Exit code: 2#012Reason: -#012Stdout: "FAILED: disk=/dev/xvda partition=2: failed to repartition\nWarning! Current disk size doesn't match that of the backup!\nAdjusting sizes to match, but subsequent problems are possible!\nWarning: The kernel is still using the old partition table.\nThe new table will be used at the next reboot.\nThe operation has completed successfully.\n"#012Stderr: 'failed [pt_update:1] pt_update /dev/xvda 2\npartx: /dev/xvda: error updating partition 2\n***** WARNING: Resize failed, attempting to revert ******\n***** Appears to have gone OK ****\n' Jul 19 11:51:44 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] handlers.py[DEBUG]: finish: init-network/config-growpart: SUCCESS: config-growpart ran successfully Jul 19 11:51:44 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] stages.py[DEBUG]: Running module growpart (<module 'cloudinit.config.cc_growpart' from '/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_growpart.py'>) with frequency always Jul 19 11:51:44 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] handlers.py[DEBUG]: start: init-network/config-growpart: running config-growpart with frequency always Jul 19 11:51:44 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] helpers.py[DEBUG]: Running config-growpart using lock (<cloudinit.helpers.DummyLock object at 0x7f0e1c65cb38>) Jul 19 11:51:44 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] cc_growpart.py[DEBUG]: No 'growpart' entry in cfg. Using default: {'mode': 'auto', 'ignore_growroot_disabled': False, 'devices': ['/']} Jul 19 11:51:44 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] util.py[DEBUG]: Running command ['growpart', '--help'] with allowed return codes [0] (shell=False, capture=True) Jul 19 11:51:44 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] util.py[DEBUG]: Running command ['growpart', '--dry-run', '/dev/xvda', '2'] with allowed return codes [0] (shell=False, capture=True) Jul 19 11:51:44 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] util.py[DEBUG]: Running command ['growpart', '/dev/xvda', '2'] with allowed return codes [0] (shell=False, capture=True) Jul 19 11:51:46 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] util.py[WARNING]: Failed: growpart /dev/xvda 2 Jul 19 11:51:46 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] util.py[DEBUG]: Failed: growpart /dev/xvda 2#012Traceback (most recent call last):#012 File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_growpart.py", line 109, in resize#012 util.subp(["growpart", diskdev, partnum])#012 File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/util.py", line 1684, in subp#012 cmd=args)#012cloudinit.util.ProcessExecutionError: Unexpected error while running command.#012Command: ['growpart', '/dev/xvda', '2']#012Exit code: 2#012Reason: -#012Stdout: 'FAILED: disk=/dev/xvda partition=2: failed to repartition\nWarning: The kernel is still using the old partition table.\nThe new table will be used at the next reboot.\nThe operation has completed successfully.\n'#012Stderr: 'failed [pt_update:1] pt_update /dev/xvda 2\npartx: /dev/xvda: error updating partition 2\n***** WARNING: Resize failed, attempting to revert ******\n***** Appears to have gone OK ****\n' Jul 19 11:51:46 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] cc_growpart.py[DEBUG]: '/' FAILED: failed to resize: disk=/dev/xvda, ptnum=2: Unexpected error while running command.#012Command: ['growpart', '/dev/xvda', '2']#012Exit code: 2#012Reason: -#012Stdout: 'FAILED: disk=/dev/xvda partition=2: failed to repartition\nWarning: The kernel is still using the old partition table.\nThe new table will be used at the next reboot.\nThe operation has completed successfully.\n'#012Stderr: 'failed [pt_update:1] pt_update /dev/xvda 2\npartx: /dev/xvda: error updating partition 2\n***** WARNING: Resize failed, attempting to revert ******\n***** Appears to have gone OK ****\n' Jul 19 11:51:46 ip-10-118-1-106 [CLOUDINIT] handlers.py[DEBUG]: finish: init-network/config-growpart: SUCCESS: config-growpart ran successfully
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