Dear GNU Parted Development Team, I am writing to report a bug I encountered while using GNU Parted version 2.4.62-ce5e-dirty on a VMware ESXi 7.0 Update 3 system.
*Description of the Bug:* The *partedUtil* command does not open the */dev/disks* directory for writing and defaults to read-only mode. Moreover, it fails to determine the sector size, defaulting to 512 bytes, and ultimately cannot retrieve the device information for partition management operations. *Command Executed:* partedUtil get /vmfs/devices/disks/mpx.vmhba0:C0:T0:L0:8 *Error Message:* *Warning:* Unable to open /dev/disks read-write (Is a directory). /dev/disks has been opened read-only. *Warning:* Could not determine sector size for /dev/disks: Function not implemented. Using the default sector size (512). A bug has been detected in GNU Parted. Please email a bug report to bug-parted@gnu.org containing at least the version (2.4.62-ce5e-dirty) and the following message: Unable to determine the size of /dev/disks (Function not implemented). Unable to get device /vmfs/devices/disks/ *Expected Behavior:* The *partedUtil* command should be able to access the disk device, determine its sector size, and provide the partition table for further disk management activities. *Actual Behavior:* The utility fails to open the specified disk for writing, cannot determine the sector size, and ultimately cannot manage the device's partitions. *Steps to Reproduce:* 1. Log into VMware ESXi 7.0 Update 3 host via SSH. 2. Run the above *partedUtil* command with appropriate disk identifier. *Impact:* This issue prevents the expansion of the VMFS datastore on the ESXi host, affecting storage management and potentially impacting the deployment and management of virtual machines. *Environment:* - VMware ESXi 7.0 Update 3 - No connection to a vCenter Server - Uptime: 0.08 days I have attached a screenshot of the error message for your reference. I would be happy to provide any further information or logs that could assist in diagnosing and fixing this issue. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to a resolution. Best regards, Pusp Raj joshi +977-9840046462 pusprajjoshi444...@gmail.com [image: bug.png]
