GNU GRUB - Bugs: bug #49942, EFI: grub-install may fail if...
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bug #49942: EFI: grub-install may fail if /boot/efi is managed by autofs
Submitter: | felix <felix_s> | ||
Submitted: | Wed 28 Dec 2016 12:02:20 AM UTC | ||
Category: | Installation | Severity: | Major |
Priority: | 5 - Normal | Item Group: | Software Error |
Status: | Fixed | Privacy: | Public |
Assigned to: | None | Originator Name: | |
Open/Closed: | Closed | Release: | Git master |
Release: | Reproducibility: | None | |
Planned Release: | 2.02 |
Tue 24 Jan 2017 05:07:56 PM UTC, comment #5: |
Andrei Borzenkov <arvidjaar> |
Thu 19 Jan 2017 12:20:42 PM UTC, comment #4: The ML patch seems to work, modulo bug #50093. |
felix <felix_s> |
Wed 18 Jan 2017 04:24:31 AM UTC, comment #3: It turned out to be less trivial than I hoped due to the fact that stat() does not trigger automount with Linux autofs. I think I have found workaround, will post later patch to list for review.
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Andrei Borzenkov <arvidjaar> |
Tue 17 Jan 2017 02:54:06 PM UTC, comment #2: Yes, but it doesn't mount the file system unless I add something more.
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felix <felix_s> |
Wed 28 Dec 2016 03:39:53 AM UTC, comment #1: Does "realpath /boot/efi" work in such case (i.e. when it is not yet mounted)? |
Andrei Borzenkov <arvidjaar> |
Wed 28 Dec 2016 12:02:20 AM UTC, original submission:
On my system, I have systemd managing my mount points using autofs. If by the time I run grub-install the /boot/efi partition hasn't been properly mounted, the installer may fail with the following quite cryptic message, which even the --verbose flag doesn't clear up:
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felix <felix_s> |
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2017-01-24 | arvidjaar | Status | None | Fixed | |
Open/Closed | Open | Closed | |||
2017-01-18 | arvidjaar | Planned Release | None | 2.02 |
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Corresponding source code
Should be fixed in a2932fbe8a602f3abd7c9b97004a31dc1a384639.