Wiping internal VG cache
Wiping cache of LVM-capable devices
/dev/sda9: Requested size 712.00 MiB is less than real size 1.00 GiB. Proceed? [y/n]:[n]
Physical Volume /dev/sda9 not resized.
== Confirmed on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with these packages
$ dpkg -l lvm2 gparted
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-=====================-===============-===============-================================================
ii gparted 0.30.0-3ubuntu1 amd64 GNOME partition editor
ii lvm2 2.02.176-4.1ubu amd64 Linux Logical Volume Manager
== GParted fails to shrink the LVM2 PV reporting this
# lvm pvresize -v --setphysicalvo lumesize 786432K '/dev/sda9'
0 physical volume(s) resized / 1 physical volume(s) not resized
Wiping internal VG cache
Wiping cache of LVM-capable devices
/dev/sda9: Requested size 712.00 MiB is less than real size 1.00 GiB. Proceed? [y/n]:[n]
Physical Volume /dev/sda9 not resized.
== Confirmed on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with these packages
$ dpkg -l lvm2 gparted Unknown/ Install/ Remove/ Purge/Hold Not/Inst/ Conf-files/ Unpacked/ halF-conf/ Half-inst/ trig-aWait/ Trig-pend /Reinst- required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ======= ======= ====-== ======= ======- ======= ======= =-===== ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= =
Desired=
| Status=
|/ Err?=(none)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-===
ii gparted 0.30.0-3ubuntu1 amd64 GNOME partition editor
ii lvm2 2.02.176-4.1ubu amd64 Linux Logical Volume Manager
== Relevant bug references
Issue #1 - Can't shrink LVM partition due to pvresize prompt /gitlab. gnome.org/ GNOME/gparted/ issues/ 1
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Bug 1460577 - regression: lvm2 pvresize command suddenly became interactive, breaking automated usage /bugzilla. redhat. com/show_ bug.cgi? id=1460577
https:/
== Attached patch
Attached is the upstream patch to workaround the change in pvresize.
Patch applies to gparted >= 0.14.0.
ProblemType: Bug ature: Ubuntu 4.15.0- 23.25-generic 4.15.18
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: gparted 0.30.0-3ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Fri Jun 29 10:35:14 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-12 (108 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180306.1)
SourcePackage: gparted
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)