[linux-lvm] naming conventions of vgcfg-backups?

[AJ Lewis]

On Tue, Aug 21, 2001 at 02:01:05PM +0200, Lars Grobe wrote:
> After resizing, I have to restore my previous lvm configuration. I'm just
> not sure about the default naming of the backups?
> 
> Am I right that <vgname>.conf is the current config (which is in use now -
> and which is wrong), while <vgname>.conf.1.old is the previous (which I have
> to restore) and <vgname>.[2345].old are the older backups?

That should be correct I believe, but you could probably take a look at the
timestamp on the file to verify when it was created.  Depending upon which
tools you've used, the first couple might be with the current config or a
variant.

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