@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ func writeLVMConfig(root string, cfg directLVMConfig) error {

 }

 func setupDirectLVM(cfg directLVMConfig) error {

+	lvmProfileDir := "/etc/lvm/profile"

+

 	pvCreate, err := exec.LookPath("pvcreate")

 	if err != nil {

 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error looking up command `pvcreate` while setting up direct lvm")

@@ -197,6 +199,11 @@ func setupDirectLVM(cfg directLVMConfig) error {

 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error looking up command `lvchange` while setting up direct lvm")

 	}

+	err = os.MkdirAll(lvmProfileDir, 0755)

+	if err != nil {

+		return errors.Wrap(err, "error creating lvm profile directory")

+	}

+

 	if cfg.AutoExtendPercent == 0 {

 		cfg.AutoExtendPercent = 20

 	}

@@ -237,7 +244,7 @@ func setupDirectLVM(cfg directLVMConfig) error {

 	}

 	profile := fmt.Sprintf("activation{\nthin_pool_autoextend_threshold=%d\nthin_pool_autoextend_percent=%d\n}", cfg.AutoExtendThreshold, cfg.AutoExtendPercent)

-	err = ioutil.WriteFile("/etc/lvm/profile/docker-thinpool.profile", []byte(profile), 0600)

+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(lvmProfileDir+"/docker-thinpool.profile", []byte(profile), 0600)

 	if err != nil {

 		return errors.Wrap(err, "error writing docker thinp autoextend profile")

 	}