Bug#288420: "Partition disks" fails without error if /target busy
severity 288420 normal
merge 255050 288420
thanks
> This is indeed a known problem. libparted and thus partman doesn't like to
> modify the partition table while a partition is mounted, and thus fails to
> reread the partition table after partitioning, or plain refuses to do stuff.
Yes, this seems to be #255050
>
> It is probable that a more meaningfull message should be showed here though.
Now that d-i is branched, there no objection for adding the message to
partman. NOT in sarge branch of course, because of the still standing
string freeze there.
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