When attempting to increase the LV size in GFS2 filesystem, it gives error `Cannot access VG due to failed lock.`

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Issue

  • In a RHEL8 cluster setup with GFS2 filesystem, when an attempt to increase the underlying LV is done it gives following error:
# lvextend -l +100%FREE /dev/testvg/testlv
Cannot access VG testvg due to failed lock.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Pacemaker Cluster
  • GFS2

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