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OCI: Resizing the EXT filesystem fails with “resize2fs: Permission denied to resize filesystem"

in Linux

Applies To:
Oracle Linux Cloud Service - Version Oracle Linux 6.0 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms:
Resizing the EXT4 filesystem throwing below error:

# resize2fs /dev/mapper/vg1-lv1
resize2fs 1.46.2 (28-Feb-2021)
Filesystem at /dev/mapper/vg1-lv1 is mounted on /u02; on-line resizing required
old_desc_blocks = 37, new_desc_blocks = 50
resize2fs: Permission denied to resize filesystem

Cause:
Following errors are reported in dmesg logs:

[ 6507.104025] EXT4-fs warning (device dm-1): ext4_resize_begin:83: There are errors in the filesystem, so online resizing is not allowed

Inconsistency can prevent various file system operations, including online resizing. To proceed with the resize operation, need to fix the file system errors using a file system check and repair tool.

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