[Bug 1090223] [NEW] The directory ubuntu-kvm disappeared after creating vms failed

Fri Dec 14 04:58:03 UTC 2012

Public bug reported:

Previously I have several VMs created by vmbuilder. Their disks are all
in the directory "ubuntu-kvm".

Yesterday, I upgraded the server from 10.04 to 12.04. Then I tried to
create a new VM by vmbuilder with the below cmd, but after executing it,
the directory "ubuntu-kvm" disappered! Does it mean that all my previous
VMs are deleted? This is severe! Is there a way to recover the VMs.

Logs:
whuang:~/virtfs$ ls
ubuntu-kvm vmbuilder.partition
whuang:~/virtfs$ sudo vmbuilder kvm ubuntu --suite precise --flavour virtual --arch i386 -o \
> --libvirt qemu:///system --ip 10.65.31.90 --mask 255.255.255.0 --gw 10.65.31.1 --hostname vm180-vm \
> --dns 10.64.96.32  --bridge virbr0 \
> --part vmbuilder.partition --user aaa --name aaa --pass aaa \
> --addpkg openssh-server \
>          --addpkg unattended-upgrades --addpkg acpid --ppa nijaba
[sudo] password for whuang:
2012-12-13 18:41:29,568 INFO    : Calling hook: preflight_check
2012-12-13 18:41:29,574 INFO    : Calling hook: set_defaults
2012-12-13 18:41:29,575 INFO    : Calling hook: bootstrap
2012-12-13 19:51:34,628 INFO    : Calling hook: configure_os
2012-12-13 19:55:17,035 INFO    : W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 1A64983BDB2D6F62
2012-12-13 19:55:17,035 INFO    : W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_universe_binary-i386_Packages  Hash Sum mismatch
2012-12-13 19:55:17,035 INFO    :
2012-12-13 19:55:17,035 INFO    : E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
2012-12-13 19:55:17,036 INFO    : Cleaning up
2012-12-13 19:55:17,036 ERROR   : Process (['chroot', '/tmp/tmpzhjUVq', 'apt-get', 'update']) returned 100. stdout: Ign http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security InRelease
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg [316 B]
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release [49.6 kB]
Get:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release [11.9 kB]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages [801 B]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex
Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages [215 kB]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com precise InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates InRelease
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg [198 B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release [49.6 kB]
Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted i386 Packages [3968 B]
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe i386 Packages [59.1 kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages [8431 B]
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages [4796 kB]
Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main TranslationIndex [74 B]
Get:14 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted TranslationIndex [71 B]
Get:15 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe TranslationIndex [73 B]
Get:16 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Translation-en [102 kB]
Get:17 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Translation-en [978 B]
Get:18 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Translation-en [35.6 kB]
Get:19 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex [3706 B]
Get:20 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndex [2596 B]
Get:21 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndex [2922 B]
Get:22 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main i386 Packages [449 kB]
Get:23 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted i386 Packages [8374 B]
Get:24 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main TranslationIndex [3564 B]
Get:25 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted TranslationIndex [2461 B]
Get:26 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe TranslationIndex [2850 B]
Get:27 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-en [2395 B]
Get:28 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en [3341 kB]
Get:29 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe i386 Packages [161 kB]
Get:30 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Translation-en [2082 B]
Get:31 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en [726 kB]
Get:32 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en [96.3 kB]
Get:33 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Translation-en [216 kB]
Fetched 10.4 MB in 3min 42s (46.6 kB/s)
, stderr: W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 1A64983BDB2D6F62
W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_universe_binary-i386_Packages  Hash Sum mismatch

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old
ones used instead.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/vmbuilder", line 24, in <module>
    cli.main()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/VMBuilder/contrib/cli.py", line 216, in main
    distro.build_chroot()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/VMBuilder/distro.py", line 84, in build_chroot
    self.call_hooks('configure_os')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/VMBuilder/distro.py", line 67, in call_hooks
    call_hooks(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/VMBuilder/util.py", line 165, in call_hooks
    getattr(context, func, log_no_such_method)(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/VMBuilder/plugins/ubuntu/distro.py", line 140, in configure_os
    self.suite.install_sources_list()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/VMBuilder/plugins/ubuntu/dapper.py", line 241, in install_sources_list
    self.run_in_target('apt-get', 'update', ignore_fail=final)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/VMBuilder/plugins/ubuntu/dapper.py", line 327, in run_in_target
    return self.context.run_in_target(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/VMBuilder/plugins/__init__.py", line 86, in run_in_target
    return util.run_cmd('chroot', self.chroot_dir, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/VMBuilder/util.py", line 120, in run_cmd
    raise VMBuilderException, "Process (%s) returned %d. stdout: %s, stderr: %s" % (args.__repr__(), status, mystdout.buf, mystderr.buf)
VMBuilder.exception.VMBuilderException: Process (['chroot', '/tmp/tmpzhjUVq', 'apt-get', 'update']) returned 100. stdout: Ign http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security InRelease
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg [316 B]
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release [49.6 kB]
Get:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release [11.9 kB]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages [801 B]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex
Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages [215 kB]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com precise InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates InRelease
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg [198 B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release [49.6 kB]
Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted i386 Packages [3968 B]
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe i386 Packages [59.1 kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages [8431 B]
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages [4796 kB]
Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main TranslationIndex [74 B]
Get:14 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted TranslationIndex [71 B]
Get:15 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe TranslationIndex [73 B]
Get:16 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Translation-en [102 kB]
Get:17 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Translation-en [978 B]
Get:18 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Translation-en [35.6 kB]
Get:19 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex [3706 B]
Get:20 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndex [2596 B]
Get:21 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndex [2922 B]
Get:22 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main i386 Packages [449 kB]
Get:23 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted i386 Packages [8374 B]
Get:24 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main TranslationIndex [3564 B]
Get:25 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted TranslationIndex [2461 B]
Get:26 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe TranslationIndex [2850 B]
Get:27 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-en [2395 B]
Get:28 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en [3341 kB]
Get:29 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe i386 Packages [161 kB]
Get:30 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Translation-en [2082 B]
Get:31 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en [726 kB]
Get:32 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en [96.3 kB]
Get:33 http://archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Translation-en [216 kB]
Fetched 10.4 MB in 3min 42s (46.6 kB/s)
, stderr: W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 1A64983BDB2D6F62
W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_universe_binary-i386_Packages  Hash Sum mismatch

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old
ones used instead.

whuang:~/virtfs$ ls ubuntu-kvm
ls: cannot access ubuntu-kvm: No such file or directory

Then I checked the help page and found I'm using the python-vm-builder. (python version is 2.7)
whuang$ aptitude search vm-builder
i   python-vm-builder                                                       - VM builder
p   python-vm-builder-ec2                                                   - EC2 Ubuntu VM builder
p   ubuntu-vm-builder                                                       - Ubuntu VM builder

** Affects: vm-builder (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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