After looking around I think that /dev/dm-0 shows up due to the kernel block devices in the /sys filesystem showing up. I see a /sys/block/dm-0, dm-1, etc. Perhaps the kernel assumes that any device mapper device is another block device, not sure. -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 _______________________________________________ Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list