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Unable to Force Delete Volume Snapshot
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Problem
Unable to delete a volume snapshot as it is stuck in the "Creating" state.
# openstack volume snapshot delete [snapshot-uuid]Failed to delete snapshot with name or ID '[snapshot-uuid]': Invalid snapshot: Snapshot status must be available or error and must not be part of a group. (HTTP 400) (Request-ID: [req-id])1 of 1 snapshots failed to delete.Trying to delete the snapshot with the "--force" option throws the following error:
# openstack volume snapshot delete --force [snapshot-uuid]Failed to delete snapshot with name or ID '[snapshot-uuid]': Policy doesn't allow volume_extension:snapshot_admin_actions:force_delete to be performed. (HTTP 403) (Request-ID: [req-id])1 of 1 snapshots failed to delete.Environment
- Platform9 Managed OpenStack - All Versions
- Cinder
Cause
The user account running the commands above is a Self Service user and does not have the admin role associated with the project. This may be verified by an administrator using the following command:
xxxxxxxxxx# openstack role assignment list --user [UUID or USERNAME] --namesSample Output:+----------+--------------------------------+-------+--------------+--------+--------+-----------+| Role | User | Group | Project | Domain | System | Inherited |+----------+--------------------------------+-------+--------------+--------+--------+-----------+| _member_ | user@Default | | PROJ@Default | | | False |+----------+--------------------------------+-------+--------------+--------+--------+-----------+Resolution
- Add the admin role to the account being used to delete the snapshot the following command:
xxxxxxxxxx$ openstack role add --user [USER_NAME] --project [PROJECT_NAME] ROLE_NAME- Run the below command to delete the snapshot using an admin user account or the user with an admin role defined for the project in which the volume resides.
xxxxxxxxxx$ openstack volume snapshot delete [snapshot-uuid]Additional Information
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