Unable to Force Delete Volume Snapshot

Problem

Unable to delete a volume snapshot as it is stuck in the "Creating" state.

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Trying to delete the snapshot with the "--force" option throws the following error:

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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:

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Resolution

  1. Add the admin role to the account being used to delete the snapshot the following command:
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  1. 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.
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Additional Information

Openstack CLI Documentation for Snapshots.

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