Bug#986757: partman-auto-lvm: Allow reuse of existing PVs / VGs / LVs when using expert_recipe
Source: partman-auto-lvm
Version: 84
Severity: wishlist
X-Debbugs-Cc: j2468h@gmail.com
Dear Maintainer,
Please allow the use of existing Physical / Logical Volumes and Volume Groups when using expert_recipe similar to normal partitions.
This allows the preseeding of installations where an existing LVM Volume contains Data that should be kept intact, e.g. for multi boot setups, or a seperate /, /var, /home on LVM where only / should be erased.
Currently this is not possible, as auto-lvm wipes any existing PVs, VGs, LVs unconditionally, even if the expert_recipe results in them being recreated in the exact same way immediately.
This was already requested / asked a few times:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2015/05/msg00339.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2013/08/msg00275.html
-- System Information:
Debian Release: bullseye/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 5.10.0-5-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US.UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_US:en
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: SELinux: enabled - Mode: Enforcing - Policy name: bauen1-policy
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