Wichert, which LVM version are you using? 1.0.1 rc4 is recommended. Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 04:00:13PM +0200, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > Since I got exactly no response to this I'll report it with a > different subject. > > LVM still does not work for me on one of my machines work: > > cloud:/dev/discs/disc1# vgscan > vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) > vgscan -- found active volume group "vg_user" > vgscan -- "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" successfully created > vgscan -- WARNING: This program does not do a VGDA backup of your volume group > > cloud:/dev/discs/disc1# vgchange -a y > vgchange -- ERROR: VGDA in kernel and lvmtab are NOT consistent; please run vgscan > > I did a bit of looking around and it seems the confusement is in the > kernel: when lvm_check_kernel_lvmtab_consistency() compares the kernel > and the lvmtab entries the list from the kernel mentions the vg_user > volume group twice, while the lvmtab only mentions it once. This > results in an immediate abort and as a result I can't do anything > with the LVM tools. > > Wichert. > > -- > _________________________________________________________________ > / Nothing is fool-proof to a sufficiently talented fool \ > | wichert@wiggy.net http://www.liacs.nl/~wichert/ | > | 1024D/2FA3BC2D 576E 100B 518D 2F16 36B0 2805 3CB8 9250 2FA3 BC2D | > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html > > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > -- > _________________________________________________________________ > / Nothing is fool-proof to a sufficiently talented fool \ > | wichert@wiggy.net http://www.liacs.nl/~wichert/ | > | 1024D/2FA3BC2D 576E 100B 518D 2F16 36B0 2805 3CB8 9250 2FA3 BC2D | > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html *** Software bugs are stupid. Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them *** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Heinz Mauelshagen Sistina Software Inc. Senior Consultant/Developer Am Sonnenhang 11 56242 Marienrachdorf Germany Mauelshagen@Sistina.com +49 2626 141200 FAX 924446 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
