Hi, LVM 2.02.39-7 on Debian Lenny 64 bit with Xen 3.2-1 I have a few LVs that I can't get rid of: server1:/# ls -al /dev/mapper/*oa* brw-rw---- 1 root disk 254, 7 2011-07-22 19:40 /dev/mapper/d-pdc.oa.c brw-rw---- 1 root disk 254, 78 2011-10-30 13:04 /dev/mapper/d-pdc.oa.cp1 server1:/# kpartx -l /dev/mapper/d-pdc.oa.c d-pdc.oa.c1 : 0 71103627 /dev/mapper/d-pdc.oa.c 63 server1:/# kpartx -d /dev/mapper/d-pdc.oa.c server1:/# kpartx -d /dev/mapper/d-pdc.oa.c1 failed to stat() /dev/mapper/d-pdc.oa.c1 server1:/# lvs | grep oa pdc.oa.c d -wi-ao 37.00G There were a couple of other open LVs that I could successfully delete using the method described above but this one seems to be a bit harder to convince. The LV surely isn't open by anything I can identify (not mounted etc), but the kernel seems to think otherwise. Any suggestions? kind regards, Jan _______________________________________________ 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/