`growpart` failed on Debian
I am running Debian 8.7 on Google Cloud. The instance had a disk of size 50G, and I increased its size to 100G, as shown in the lsblk output below:
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 100G 0 disk
`-sda1 8:1 0 50G 0 part /
I then tried to increase the size of sda1 using
sudo growpart /dev/sda 1
, but got the following error:
failed [sfd_list:1] sfdisk --list --unit=S /dev/sda
FAILED: failed: sfdisk --list /dev/sda
It didn't tell me the specific reason for the failure. I googled around and couldn't find anyone who got this issue.
I followed the gcloud documentation and cannot figure out where the problem is.
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I am running Debian 8.7 on Google Cloud. The instance had a disk of size 50G, and I increased its size to 100G, as shown in the lsblk output below:
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 100G 0 disk
`-sda1 8:1 0 50G 0 part /
I then tried to increase the size of sda1 using
sudo growpart /dev/sda 1
, but got the following error:
failed [sfd_list:1] sfdisk --list --unit=S /dev/sda
FAILED: failed: sfdisk --list /dev/sda
It didn't tell me the specific reason for the failure. I googled around and couldn't find anyone who got this issue.
I followed the gcloud documentation and cannot figure out where the problem is.
google-cloud-platform debian google-compute-engine
edited Nov 22 '18 at 19:27
Maxim
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asked Nov 22 '18 at 6:24
hklelhklel
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I wrote an article about this for Debian 9. I am not sure if Debian 8.7 has the same commands: jhanley.com/google-cloud-debian-9-resize-root-file-system
– John Hanley
Nov 22 '18 at 7:17
@JohnHanley Thank you! I didn't know gcloud would automatically resize the file system. Everything's fine now after restarting the instance.
– hklel
Nov 22 '18 at 10:55
I added an answer based upon this.
– John Hanley
Nov 22 '18 at 18:09
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I am running Debian 8.7 on Google Cloud. The instance had a disk of size 50G, and I increased its size to 100G, as shown in the lsblk output below:
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 100G 0 disk
`-sda1 8:1 0 50G 0 part /
I then tried to increase the size of sda1 using
sudo growpart /dev/sda 1
, but got the following error:
failed [sfd_list:1] sfdisk --list --unit=S /dev/sda
FAILED: failed: sfdisk --list /dev/sda
It didn't tell me the specific reason for the failure. I googled around and couldn't find anyone who got this issue.
I followed the gcloud documentation and cannot figure out where the problem is.
google-cloud-platform debian google-compute-engine
edited Nov 22 '18 at 19:27
Maxim
1,543211
asked Nov 22 '18 at 6:24
hklelhklel
808931
I am running Debian 8.7 on Google Cloud. The instance had a disk of size 50G, and I increased its size to 100G, as shown in the lsblk output below:
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 100G 0 disk
`-sda1 8:1 0 50G 0 part /
I then tried to increase the size of sda1 using
sudo growpart /dev/sda 1
, but got the following error:
failed [sfd_list:1] sfdisk --list --unit=S /dev/sda
FAILED: failed: sfdisk --list /dev/sda
It didn't tell me the specific reason for the failure. I googled around and couldn't find anyone who got this issue.
I followed the gcloud documentation and cannot figure out where the problem is.
google-cloud-platform debian google-compute-engine
google-cloud-platform debian google-compute-engine
edited Nov 22 '18 at 19:27
Maxim
1,543211
asked Nov 22 '18 at 6:24
hklelhklel
808931
edited Nov 22 '18 at 19:27
Maxim
1,543211
asked Nov 22 '18 at 6:24
hklelhklel
808931
edited Nov 22 '18 at 19:27
Maxim
1,543211
edited Nov 22 '18 at 19:27
Maxim
1,543211
edited Nov 22 '18 at 19:27
Maxim
1,543211
1,543211
asked Nov 22 '18 at 6:24
hklelhklel
808931
asked Nov 22 '18 at 6:24
hklelhklel
808931
asked Nov 22 '18 at 6:24
hklelhklel
808931
808931
1
I wrote an article about this for Debian 9. I am not sure if Debian 8.7 has the same commands: jhanley.com/google-cloud-debian-9-resize-root-file-system
– John Hanley
Nov 22 '18 at 7:17
@JohnHanley Thank you! I didn't know gcloud would automatically resize the file system. Everything's fine now after restarting the instance.
– hklel
Nov 22 '18 at 10:55
I added an answer based upon this.
– John Hanley
Nov 22 '18 at 18:09
add a comment |
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I wrote an article about this for Debian 9. I am not sure if Debian 8.7 has the same commands: jhanley.com/google-cloud-debian-9-resize-root-file-system
– John Hanley
Nov 22 '18 at 7:17
@JohnHanley Thank you! I didn't know gcloud would automatically resize the file system. Everything's fine now after restarting the instance.
– hklel
Nov 22 '18 at 10:55
I added an answer based upon this.
– John Hanley
Nov 22 '18 at 18:09
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I wrote an article about this for Debian 9. I am not sure if Debian 8.7 has the same commands: jhanley.com/google-cloud-debian-9-resize-root-file-system
– John Hanley
Nov 22 '18 at 7:17
I wrote an article about this for Debian 9. I am not sure if Debian 8.7 has the same commands: jhanley.com/google-cloud-debian-9-resize-root-file-system
– John Hanley
Nov 22 '18 at 7:17
@JohnHanley Thank you! I didn't know gcloud would automatically resize the file system. Everything's fine now after restarting the instance.
– hklel
Nov 22 '18 at 10:55
@JohnHanley Thank you! I didn't know gcloud would automatically resize the file system. Everything's fine now after restarting the instance.
– hklel
Nov 22 '18 at 10:55
I added an answer based upon this.
– John Hanley
Nov 22 '18 at 18:09
I added an answer based upon this.
– John Hanley
Nov 22 '18 at 18:09
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Google Cloud images for Debian, Ubuntu, etc. have the ability to automatically resize the root file system on startup. If you resize the disk while the system is running, the next time the system is rebooted the partition and file system will be resized.
You can also resize the root file system while the system is running without rebooting.
Replace INSTANCE_NAME and ZONE in the following commands. The second command assumes that the file system is EXT4. Check for your system setup.
Resize the disk:
gcloud compute disks resize INSTANCE_NAME --zone ZONE --size 30GB --quiet
Resize the partition and file system:
gcloud compute ssh INSTANCE_NAME --zone ZONE --command "sudo expand-root.sh /dev/sda 1 ext4"
Debian 9 – Resize Root File System
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Google Cloud images for Debian, Ubuntu, etc. have the ability to automatically resize the root file system on startup. If you resize the disk while the system is running, the next time the system is rebooted the partition and file system will be resized.
You can also resize the root file system while the system is running without rebooting.
Replace INSTANCE_NAME and ZONE in the following commands. The second command assumes that the file system is EXT4. Check for your system setup.
Resize the disk:
gcloud compute disks resize INSTANCE_NAME --zone ZONE --size 30GB --quiet
Resize the partition and file system:
gcloud compute ssh INSTANCE_NAME --zone ZONE --command "sudo expand-root.sh /dev/sda 1 ext4"
Debian 9 – Resize Root File System
answered Nov 22 '18 at 18:08
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Google Cloud images for Debian, Ubuntu, etc. have the ability to automatically resize the root file system on startup. If you resize the disk while the system is running, the next time the system is rebooted the partition and file system will be resized.
You can also resize the root file system while the system is running without rebooting.
Replace INSTANCE_NAME and ZONE in the following commands. The second command assumes that the file system is EXT4. Check for your system setup.
Resize the disk:
gcloud compute disks resize INSTANCE_NAME --zone ZONE --size 30GB --quiet
Resize the partition and file system:
gcloud compute ssh INSTANCE_NAME --zone ZONE --command "sudo expand-root.sh /dev/sda 1 ext4"
Debian 9 – Resize Root File System
answered Nov 22 '18 at 18:08
John HanleyJohn Hanley
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Google Cloud images for Debian, Ubuntu, etc. have the ability to automatically resize the root file system on startup. If you resize the disk while the system is running, the next time the system is rebooted the partition and file system will be resized.
You can also resize the root file system while the system is running without rebooting.
Replace INSTANCE_NAME and ZONE in the following commands. The second command assumes that the file system is EXT4. Check for your system setup.
Resize the disk:
gcloud compute disks resize INSTANCE_NAME --zone ZONE --size 30GB --quiet
Resize the partition and file system:
gcloud compute ssh INSTANCE_NAME --zone ZONE --command "sudo expand-root.sh /dev/sda 1 ext4"
Debian 9 – Resize Root File System
answered Nov 22 '18 at 18:08
John HanleyJohn Hanley
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Google Cloud images for Debian, Ubuntu, etc. have the ability to automatically resize the root file system on startup. If you resize the disk while the system is running, the next time the system is rebooted the partition and file system will be resized.
You can also resize the root file system while the system is running without rebooting.
Replace INSTANCE_NAME and ZONE in the following commands. The second command assumes that the file system is EXT4. Check for your system setup.
Resize the disk:
gcloud compute disks resize INSTANCE_NAME --zone ZONE --size 30GB --quiet
Resize the partition and file system:
gcloud compute ssh INSTANCE_NAME --zone ZONE --command "sudo expand-root.sh /dev/sda 1 ext4"
Debian 9 – Resize Root File System
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I wrote an article about this for Debian 9. I am not sure if Debian 8.7 has the same commands: jhanley.com/google-cloud-debian-9-resize-root-file-system
– John Hanley
Nov 22 '18 at 7:17
@JohnHanley Thank you! I didn't know gcloud would automatically resize the file system. Everything's fine now after restarting the instance.
– hklel
Nov 22 '18 at 10:55
I added an answer based upon this.
– John Hanley
Nov 22 '18 at 18:09