Cannot delete pod in status ContainerCreating - kubernetes

Question

I have a failed pod which is not properly created. I used these steps:
kubernetes#kubernetes1:~$ cd /opt/registry
kubernetes#kubernetes1:/opt/registry$ kubectl create -f private-registry1.yaml
persistentvolume/pv1 created
kubernetes#kubernetes1:/opt/registry$ kubectl get pods --all-namespaces
NAMESPACE NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
default private-repository-k8s-6ddbcd9c45-s6dfq 0/1 ContainerCreating 0 2d1h
kube-system calico-kube-controllers-58dbc876ff-dgs77 1/1 Running 4 (125m ago) 2d13h
kube-system calico-node-czmzc 1/1 Running 4 (125m ago) 2d13h
kube-system calico-node-q4lxz 1/1 Running 4 (125m ago) 2d13h
kube-system coredns-565d847f94-k94z2 1/1 Running 4 (125m ago) 2d13h
kube-system coredns-565d847f94-nt27m 1/1 Running 4 (125m ago) 2d13h
kube-system etcd-kubernetes1 1/1 Running 5 (125m ago) 2d13h
kube-system kube-apiserver-kubernetes1 1/1 Running 5 (125m ago) 2d13h
kube-system kube-controller-manager-kubernetes1 1/1 Running 5 (125m ago) 2d13h
kube-system kube-proxy-97djs 1/1 Running 5 (125m ago) 2d13h
kube-system kube-proxy-d8bzs 1/1 Running 4 (125m ago) 2d13h
kube-system kube-scheduler-kubernetes1 1/1 Running 5 (125m ago) 2d13h
As you can see the pod is stucked in status ContainerCreating. I tried to delete it:
kubernetes#kubernetes1:/opt/registry$ kubectl get deployments --all-namespaces
NAMESPACE NAME READY UP-TO-DATE AVAILABLE AGE
default private-repository-k8s 0/1 1 0 2d2h
kube-system calico-kube-controllers 1/1 1 1 2d14h
kube-system coredns 2/2 2 2 2d14h
Delete command:
kubernetes#kubernetes1:/opt/registry$ kubectl delete -n default deployment private-repository-k8s
deployment.apps "private-repository-k8s" deleted
kubernetes#kubernetes1:/opt/registry$ kubectl get deployments --all-namespaces
NAMESPACE NAME READY UP-TO-DATE AVAILABLE AGE
kube-system calico-kube-controllers 1/1 1 1 2d14h
kube-system coredns 2/2 2 2 2d14h
kubernetes#kubernetes1:/opt/registry$ kubectl create -f private-registry1.yaml
Error from server (AlreadyExists): error when creating "private-registry1.yaml": persistentvolumes "pv1" already exists
private-registry1.yaml configuration:
apiVersion: v1
kind: PersistentVolume
metadata:
name: pv1
spec:
capacity:
storage: 256Mi # specify your own size
volumeMode: Filesystem
persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: Retain
local:
path: /opt/registry # can be any path
nodeAffinity:
required:
nodeSelectorTerms:
- matchExpressions: # specify the node label which maps to your control-plane node.
- key: kubernetes1
operator: In
values:
- controlplane-1
accessModes:
- ReadWriteOnce # only 1 node will read/write on the path.
# - ReadWriteMany # multiple nodes will read/write on the path
Do you know how I can delete pv1?

Answer 1

You can delete the PV using the following two commands:
kubectl delete pv <pv_name> --grace-period=0 --force
And then deleting the finalizer using:
kubectl patch pv <pv_name> -p '{"metadata": {"finalizers": null}}'
As you have created using a file, you can also use the following command to delete the pv:
kubectl delete -f private-registry1.yaml