is there any fool proof way of knowing whether or not a system has lvm support? right now i determine it this way: lvm1: look for "vgcreate" command and look for "lvm" in /proc/devices or look for "lvm-mod" in /lib/modules/[release]/kernel/drivers/md/* lvm2: look for "vgcreate" command and look for "device-mapper" in /proc/devices or look for "dm-mod" in /lib/modules/[release]/kernel/drivers/md/* i think i am fairly certain with lvm1, but with lvm2 i am not sure if i have device mapper support and a lvm command that is enough. any ideas? rich turner _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@sistina.com http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/