What you described above is the old behavior, LXD 2.18 should instead get you:
Do you want to configure a new storage pool (yes/no) [default=yes]? Name of the new storage pool [default=default]: Name of the storage backend to use (dir, btrfs) [default=btrfs]: Would you like to create a new subvolume for the BTRFS storage pool (yes/no) [default=yes]: -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1717771 Title: confusing btrfs storage pool creation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxd/+bug/1717771/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs