[Bug 716659] Re: [EMC Clarion] - Root filesystem goes "Read only" after installing multipath-tools on Lucid

[Peter Petrakis]

** Changed in: multipath-tools (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

** Visibility changed to: Public

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Title:
  [EMC Clarion] - Root filesystem goes "Read only" after installing
  multipath-tools on Lucid

Status in “multipath-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: multipath-tools

  Installing either multipath-tools-boot or multipath-tools causes the
  root partition to go 'Read only'.  System is then unable to reboot.
  The only way to recover system is to boot in rescue mode and un-
  install multipath-tools.

  The install of multipath-tools caused a segmentation fault.  The
  following was done with the PPA at: http://ppa.launchpad.net/serge-
  hallyn/multipath-backport/ubuntu/.  However, this same issue happens
  with the multipath-tools package that ships with Lucid.

  pravin at ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install multipath-tools-boot
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  The following extra packages will be installed:
    kpartx libaio1 multipath-tools
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    kpartx libaio1 multipath-tools multipath-tools-boot
  0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 80 not upgraded.
  Need to get 251kB of archives.
  After this operation, 1,065kB of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
  Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main libaio1
  0.3.107-3ubuntu2 [9,608B]
  Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/serge-hallyn/multipath-backport/ubuntu/
  lucid/main kpartx 0.4.8-14ubuntu7 [29.1kB]
  Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/serge-hallyn/multipath-backport/ubuntu/
  lucid/main multipath-tools 0.4.8-14ubuntu7 [198kB]
  Get:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/serge-hallyn/multipath-backport/ubuntu/
  lucid/main multipath-tools-boot 0.4.8-14ubuntu7 [13.8kB]
  Fetched 251kB in 1s (135kB/s)
  Preconfiguring packages ...
  Selecting previously deselected package libaio1.
  (Reading database ... 41797 files and directories currently installed.)
  Unpacking libaio1 (from .../libaio1_0.3.107-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package kpartx.
  Unpacking kpartx (from .../kpartx_0.4.8-14ubuntu7_amd64.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package multipath-tools.
  Unpacking multipath-tools (from
  .../multipath-tools_0.4.8-14ubuntu7_amd64.deb) ...
  Selecting previously deselected package multipath-tools-boot.
  Unpacking multipath-tools-boot (from
  .../multipath-tools-boot_0.4.8-14ubuntu7_all.deb) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db ...
  Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
  Setting up libaio1 (0.3.107-3ubuntu2) ...

  Setting up kpartx (0.4.8-14ubuntu7) ...

  Setting up multipath-tools (0.4.8-14ubuntu7) ...
   * Starting multipath daemon multipathd

                   [ OK ]

  Setting up multipath-tools-boot (0.4.8-14ubuntu7) ...
  debconf: DbDriver "templatedb": could not write
  /var/cache/debconf/templates.dat-new: Read-only file system
  dpkg: error processing multipath-tools-boot (--configure):
   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  touch: cannot touch `/var/lib/update-notifier/dpkg-run-stamp': Read-only
  file system
  sh: cannot create /var/lib/update-notifier/updates-available: Read-only file system
  Segmentation fault

  Hardware details:

  OS: Lucid boots from boot LUN on SAN.
  SAN:EMC Clariion
  Hardware : UCS blade server from Cisco.

  Attached is the multipath.conf file we are using.

  I will attach the output from apport-bug shortly.
  I will also attach the following:
  $ uname -a > uname-a.log
  $ cat /proc/version_signature > version.log
  $ dmesg > dmesg.log
  $ sudo lspci -vvnn > lspci-vvnn.log

  Just let me know if any other data is required.

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