The bottom line is whether /dev/vgname is still in use or not. Use dmsetup info -c to check for any devices with names beginning vgname. If you're sure it isn't there, try removing the directory /dev/vgname by hand and check vgmknodes doesn't put it back. 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/