--config takes settings inline that override settings in the file e.g. --config 'devices { filter = ... }' The environment variable method replaces the whole /etc dir with an alterative - e.g. set it to /etc/lvm-tmp and put the new conf file there. 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/