Template photon-5-kube-v1.34.0 cannot be resized, because xfs_growfs is missing

[sathieu]

(initially reported in kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-vsphere#3734)

What steps did you take and what happened:

• deploy using photon-5-kube-v1.34.0.ova (from here) using cluster-apri-provider-vsphere
• image works but root partition / is still at 20G and not resized to expected partition

NB: we already use cloneMode: fullClone

What did you expect to happen:

root partition is resized

Anything else you would like to add:

How to reproduce:

• Upload photon-5-kube-v1.34.0.ova, and convert as template

• Create a VM manually from the template

• boot as root (press "e" during boot, append init=/bin/sh to linux command line, and press F10)

• run resize2fs /dev/sda3, you'll get:

  resize2fs: Bad magic number is super-block while trying to open /dev/sda3
  Couln't find a valid filesystm superblock.
  

• the reason? partition is xfs!

• the problem? xfs_growfs binary is not installed, so the filesystem cannot be expanded

Environment:

• Cluster-api-provider-vsphere version: N/A (image v1.34.0)
• Kubernetes version: (use kubectl version): v1.34.0
• OS (e.g. from /etc/os-release): photon 5

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/kind bug

[sathieu]

The bug was introduced by #1766, to fix #1770.

/cc @palnabarun @AverageMarcus @mboersma @drew-viles

[palnabarun]

/assign

(Will take this up post christmas)

[galop]

@sathieu Have you tried installing xfsprogs package by adding it here? - https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder/blob/main/images/capi/ansible/roles/node/defaults/main.yml#L72

[sathieu]

I moved to diskimage-builder (with capo-image-elements, see here).

I don't need this anymore.

[sathieu]

@drew-viles If this issue is closed without being fixed, I think #1766 should be rolled back.

EDIT: at least the photon part

[drew-viles]

aaah my apologies, I misread the context. I was under the impression it wasn't a requirement anymore rather than there was a bug that needed fixing. I'll reopen.