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From: Mbuc <marcosbuchi1983 <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-parted <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug report
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:45:46 -0400

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[mbuc83 <at> localhost ~]$ *parted /dev/mapper/rl-root*
WARNING: You are not superuser.  Watch out for permissions.
/dev/mapper/control: open failed: Permission denied
Failure to communicate with kernel device-mapper driver.
Incompatible libdevmapper 1.02.198-RHEL9 (2024-05-16) and kernel driver 
(unknown version).


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*Unable to determine the dm type of /dev/mapper/rl-root.*

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Message #10 received at 76952-close <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Brian C. Lane" <bcl <at> redhat.com>
To: Mbuc <marcosbuchi1983 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 76952-close <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76952: bug report
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:45:59 -0700

On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 12:45:46PM -0400, Mbuc wrote:
> [mbuc83 <at> localhost ~]$ *parted /dev/mapper/rl-root*
> WARNING: You are not superuser.  Watch out for permissions.
> /dev/mapper/control: open failed: Permission denied
> Failure to communicate with kernel device-mapper driver.
> Incompatible libdevmapper 1.02.198-RHEL9 (2024-05-16) and kernel driver
> (unknown version).

Not really sure what you are trying to do here, you aren't root and you
shouldn't be running parted on the LV. Also it seems to think you used a
wildcard for the device path which also isn't something that's
supported.

> 
> *Unable to determine the dm type of /dev/mapper/rl-root.*

So, not really a bug. Run it as root, and use the correct device path.

Brian

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Brian C. Lane (PST8PDT) - weldr.io - lorax - parted - pykickstart

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