Kubernetes stuck on removing PV

Quote from moshe on 14/07/2021, 9:41 am

Problem

when trying to delete PV the resource is stuck in Terminating state and does not get deleted

Example:

NAME            CAPACITY          ACCESS         MODES        RECLAIM      POLICY          STATUS       CLAIM       STORAGECLASS        REASON        AGE

pvc-26026e36-c6f0-4414-a34c-7a996747fedb       1Gi          RWO        Delete        Terminating       default/pv1        standard          5d10h

Solution

Locate your PV with the following command

kubectl get pv

then edit the resource

kubectl edit pv <PV NAME>

find the following lines in the editor

finalizers:

– kubernetes.io/pv-protection

Delete both of them save and exit the VI editor

Run the following command

kubectl delete pv <PV NAME> –grace-period=0 –force