Error: Failed to run: zfs set quota=5000000000 lxdpool/containers/a2@snapshot-alpine-20201221-02: cannot set property for 'lxdpool/containers/a2@snapshot-alpine-20201221-02': this property can not be modified for snapshots

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I just ran the following on command on Ubuntu 20.01.01 with LXD 4.0.4.

lxc copy alpine a2

And got the error

Error: Failed to run: zfs set quota=5000000000 lxdpool/containers/a2@snapshot-alpine-20201221-02: cannot set property for 'lxdpool/containers/a2@snapshot-alpine-20201221-02': this property can not be modified for snapshots

It does not seem right to me.

my container has quota set and one snapshot.

"root": {
	"path": "/",
	"pool": "default",
	"size": "5GB",
	"type": "disk"
}

also if somebody can look at this topic as well.

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I recreated this issue in the 4.0/stable channel however it looks like it has been fixed in the 4.0/edge channel and so will be in the next 4.0 LTS release which is due in January. The fix also appears to be in LXD 4.9 latest/stable channel.

You can switch to 4.0/edge by running:

snap refresh lxd --channel=4.0/edge

Please keep in mind this channel is a pre-release channel and may contain changes that could prevent a downgrade back to version you’re currently on.

3

Thanks, but I will stick with stable for now.

4

We’re looking at pushing out a new 4.0.x release in mid to late January.

5

No problem, I am developing with the API and I will use the instance_only option . I just noticed it when trying to figure out another problem.

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