Re: Removing LVM (SOLVED - kind of)

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On Wed, 2019-12-04 at 17:15 +0100, Roberto Ragusa wrote:
> On 12/3/19 12:58 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > On Mon, 2019-12-02 at 12:44 -0600, Roger Heflin wrote:
> > > it might be if you use dd to clear only the duplicate pv/lvm partition
> > > header and then start with the pvcreate/vgextend/pvmove/vgreduce
> > > steps.
> > 
> > I crossed my fingers and tried it, and it worked. Rather than removing
> > LVM I've decided to just live with it. The alternative is a system
> > reinstall.
> 
> You were in the lucky position of having LVM, which makes this kind of
> "move to new disk" operations trivial. Doing a disk clone was
> exactly the wrong way to do it, you've inadvertently turned LVM against
> yourself.

Well I know that now. Had I not had LVM it would have been (for me) a
lot simpler. I do understand the benefits LVM brings, especially to
servers with stringent uptime requirements, but for a single-user
desktop it's less clear and does require a good deal more knowledge.

Still, live and learn.

poc
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