Public bug reported:
== GParted fails to shrink the LVM2 PV reporting this
# lvm pvresize -v --setphysicalvolumesize 786432K '/dev/sda9'
0 physical volume(s) resized / 1 physical volume(s) not resized
Wiping internal VG cache
Wiping cache of LVM-capable devices
/dev/sda9: Requested size 712.00 MiB is less than real size 1.00 GiB. Proceed?
[y/n]:[n]
Physical Volume /dev/sda9 not resized.
== Confirmed on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with these packages
$ dpkg -l lvm2 gparted
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version ArchitectureDescription
+++-=-===-===-
ii gparted 0.30.0-3ubuntu1 amd64 GNOME partition editor
ii lvm2 2.02.176-4.1ubu amd64 Linux Logical Volume
Manager
== Relevant bug references
Issue #1 - Can't shrink LVM partition due to pvresize prompt
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gparted/issues/1
Bug 1460577 - regression: lvm2 pvresize command suddenly became interactive,
breaking automated usage
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1460577
== Attached patch
Attached is the upstream patch to workaround the change in pvresize.
Patch applies to gparted >= 0.14.0.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: gparted 0.30.0-3ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-23.25-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Fri Jun 29 10:35:14 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-12 (108 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180306.1)
SourcePackage: gparted
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: gparted (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic
** Patch added: "Fix LVM2 PV shrinking with lvm2 2.02.171 and later"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1779292/+attachment/5157730/+files/gparted-1-pvresize-yes-flag-v1.patch
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