https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=423397
Bug ID: 423397 Summary: fsck fails after shrinking ext4 fs Product: partitionmanager Version: 4.1.0 Platform: Neon Packages OS: Linux Status: REPORTED Severity: normal Priority: NOR Component: general Assignee: andr...@stikonas.eu Reporter: dellfirmw...@gmail.com Target Milestone: --- SUMMARY When the user tries to resize a mounted ext4 filesystem , there is no warning to unmount it first, the sliders does not move to shrink similar to gparted. The user then unmounts the ext4 filesystem and do the shrink and apply. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Unmount ext4 filesystem 2. Shrink ext4 filesystem 3. FS shrinked and mounted, fsck fails with error displayed OBSERVED RESULT Filesystem resized, but cannot be checked with fsck, error displayed EXPECTED RESULT SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version: 5.19.1 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.71 Qt Version: 5.14.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KDE Partition Manager: SMART Status Report Date: 2020. 06. 23. 16:17 Program version: 4.1.0 Backend: pmsfdiskbackendplugin (1) KDE Frameworks version: 5.67.0 Machine: Linux dell6540 5.3.0-59-generic #53~18.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 4 14:58:26 UTC 2020 x86_64 Shrink partition ‘/dev/sda6’ from 78,76 GiB to 48,97 GiB Job: Check file system on partition ‘/dev/sda6’ Command: e2fsck -f -y -v /dev/sda6 Check file system on partition ‘/dev/sda6’: Success Job: Resize file system on partition ‘/dev/sda6’ to 102 701 056 sectors Resizing file system from 165 167 759 to 102 701 056 sectors. Command: resize2fs /dev/sda6 102701056s Resize file system on partition ‘/dev/sda6’ to 102 701 056 sectors: Success Job: Set geometry of partition ‘/dev/sda6’: Start sector: 334 950 400, length: 102 701 056 Command: sfdisk --force /dev/sda -N 6 Set geometry of partition ‘/dev/sda6’: Start sector: 334 950 400, length: 102 701 056: Success Job: Check file system on partition ‘/dev/sda6’ Command: e2fsck -f -y -v /dev/sda6 Check file system on partition ‘/dev/sda6’: Error Checking partition ‘/dev/sda6’ after resize/move failed. Shrink partition ‘/dev/sda6’ from 78,76 GiB to 48,97 GiB: Error -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.