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partman-crypto package

  1. Bug #1523194
  2. Comment #13

Comment 13 for bug 1523194

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Phillip Susi (psusi) wrote :

Bingo!

/lib/partman/init.d/52crypto: IN: NEW_LABEL =dev=mapper=xvda5_crypt loop
parted_server: Read command: NEW_LABEL
parted_server: command_new_label()
parted_server: Note =dev=mapper=xvda5_crypt as changed
parted_server: Opening outfifo
parted_server: command_new_label: requested label with type loop
parted_server: command_new_label: creating

Looks like the culprit right here. The crypto init.d script is asking parted to create a loop label, blowing away the already formatted ext4 partition in xvda5_crypt. init.d scripts are not supposed to modify the disk at all, let alone reformat a disk that has already been completely set up.