[Bug 1731543] Re: mdadm hangs when update-initramfs was run inside apt-get upgrade.
I ended up kill -9'ing the process. and eventually it went on (not even recording an error). Then the subsequent 'apt-get autoremove' hung again. Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... The following packages will be REMOVED: linux-headers-4.4.0-96 linux-headers-4.4.0-96-generic linux-image-4.4.0-96-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-96-generic 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 4 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 339 MB disk space will be freed. (Reading database ... 170214 files and directories currently installed.) Removing linux-headers-4.4.0-96-generic (4.4.0-96.119) ... Removing linux-headers-4.4.0-96 (4.4.0-96.119) ... Removing linux-image-extra-4.4.0-96-generic (4.4.0-96.119) ... run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/apt-auto-removal 4.4.0-96-generic /boot/vmlinux-4.4.0-96-generic run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 4.4.0-96-generic /boot/vmlinux-4.4.0-96-generic update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-96-generic W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays. ** Description changed: - I've run a dist-upgrade on a system with mdadm installed: - - It hangs like this: + I've run a dist-upgrade on a system with mdadm installed. This system + does not have any md used. It hangs like this: Setting up iproute2 (4.3.0-1ubuntu3.16.04.2) ... Setting up resolvconf (1.78ubuntu5) ... Setting up lshw (02.17-1.1ubuntu3.4) ... Setting up golang-1.6-src (1.6.2-0ubuntu5~16.04.4) ... Setting up golang-1.6-go (1.6.2-0ubuntu5~16.04.4) ... Setting up iptstate (2.2.5-1ubuntu0.1) ... Setting up mdadm (3.3-2ubuntu7.5) ... Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/mdadm ... update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinux-4.4.0-98-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-98-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinux-4.4.0-97-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-97-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinux-4.4.0-96-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-96-generic done update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling ba ck to defaults Setting up debootstrap (1.0.78+nmu1ubuntu1.5) ... Setting up python3-distupgrade (1:16.04.23) ... Setting up python3-update-manager (1:16.04.10) ... Setting up ubuntu-release-upgrader-core (1:16.04.23) ... Setting up update-manager-core (1:16.04.10) ... Processing triggers for resolvconf (1.78ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu21) ... Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ... Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.9) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-98-generic W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays. - ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: mdadm 3.3-2ubuntu7.5 ProcVersionSignature: User Name 4.4.0-97.120-generic 4.4.87 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-97-generic ppc64le NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 Architecture: ppc64el Date: Fri Nov 10 20:08:36 2017 Lsusb: Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MDadmExamine.dev.sda: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sda'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sda: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdb: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdb'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdb: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdc: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdc'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdc: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdd: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdd'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdd: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sde: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sde'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sde: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdf: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdf'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdf: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdg: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdg'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdg: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdh: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdh'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdh: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdi: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdi'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdi: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdj: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdj'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdj: Permission denied
[Bug 1731543] Re: mdadm hangs when update-initramfs was run inside apt-get upgrade.
** Description changed: I've run a dist-upgrade on a system with mdadm installed: It hangs like this: + Setting up iproute2 (4.3.0-1ubuntu3.16.04.2) ... + Setting up resolvconf (1.78ubuntu5) ... + Setting up lshw (02.17-1.1ubuntu3.4) ... + Setting up golang-1.6-src (1.6.2-0ubuntu5~16.04.4) ... + Setting up golang-1.6-go (1.6.2-0ubuntu5~16.04.4) ... + Setting up iptstate (2.2.5-1ubuntu0.1) ... + Setting up mdadm (3.3-2ubuntu7.5) ... + Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/mdadm ... + update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) + Generating grub configuration file ... + Found linux image: /boot/vmlinux-4.4.0-98-generic + Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-98-generic + Found linux image: /boot/vmlinux-4.4.0-97-generic + Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-97-generic + Found linux image: /boot/vmlinux-4.4.0-96-generic + Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-96-generic + done + update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling ba + ck to defaults + Setting up debootstrap (1.0.78+nmu1ubuntu1.5) ... + Setting up python3-distupgrade (1:16.04.23) ... Setting up python3-update-manager (1:16.04.10) ... Setting up ubuntu-release-upgrader-core (1:16.04.23) ... Setting up update-manager-core (1:16.04.10) ... Processing triggers for resolvconf (1.78ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu21) ... Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ... Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.9) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-98-generic W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays. + ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: mdadm 3.3-2ubuntu7.5 ProcVersionSignature: User Name 4.4.0-97.120-generic 4.4.87 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-97-generic ppc64le NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 Architecture: ppc64el Date: Fri Nov 10 20:08:36 2017 Lsusb: - Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub - Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub - Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub - Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub + Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub + Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub + Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub + Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MDadmExamine.dev.sda: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sda'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sda: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdb: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdb'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdb: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdc: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdc'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdc: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdd: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdd'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdd: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sde: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sde'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sde: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdf: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdf'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdf: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdg: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdg'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdg: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdh: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdh'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdh: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdi: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdi'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdi: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdj: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdj'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdj: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdk: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdk'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdk: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdl: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdl'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdl: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdm: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdm'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdm: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdn: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdn'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdn: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdo: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdo'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdo: Permission denied MDadmExamine.dev.sdp: Error: command ['/sbin/mdadm', '-E', '/dev/sdp'] failed with exit code 1: mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdp: Permission denied ProcEnviron: - TERM=screen - PATH=(custom, no user) - XDG_RUNTIME_DIR= - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + TERM=screen +
