And to run the lvm2 tools from where you compiled them, prefix each command with 'lvm' (in the tools directory). e.g. 'lvm vgscan' 'lvm lvdisplay' 'lvm lvremove vg1/snap1' Alasdair -- agk@redhat.com _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/