Re: [linux-lvm] vgcreate -- ERROR 2 writing volume group backup file /etc/lvmtab.d/new.tmp in vg_cfgbackup.c [line 257]

[Heinz Mauelshagen <Mauelshagen redhat com>]

On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 09:31:16AM +0900, ¿ÀÀ̶ó wrote:
> I'm lvm beginner ^^
> Now I made a physical volume.(#pvcreate -ff /dev/sdc1)
> but following problem occured..
> 
> I don't know why
> Help me, please..
> 
> 
> #vgcreate new /dev/sdc1 
> vgcreate -- INFO: using default physical extent size 4 MB
> vgcreate -- INFO: maximum logical volume size is 255.99 Gigabyte
> vgcreate -- ERROR 2 writing volume group backup file /etc/lvmtab.d/new.tmp in vg_cfgbackup.c [line 257]
> vgcreate -- ERROR "vg_cfgbackup(): write" writing "/etc/lvmtab"

Filesystem holding /etc is either readonly or full.

> 
> #vgchange -a n new
> vgchange -- ERROR: VGDA in kernel and lvmtab are NOT consistent; please run vgscan
> 
> #vgscan
> vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
> vgscan -- found active volume group "new"
> vgscan -- ERROR 2 writing volume group backup file /etc/lvmtab.d/new.tmp in vg_cfgbackup.c [line 257]
> vgscan -- ERROR: unable to do a backup of volume group "new"
> vgscan -- ERROR "lvm_tab_vg_remove(): unlink" removing volume group "new" from "/etc/lvmtab"
> vgscan -- "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" successfully created
> vgscan -- WARNING: This program does not do a VGDA backup of your volume group
> 
> 
> fdisk -l
> 
> Disk /dev/sdc: 64 heads, 32 sectors, 1436208 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 bytes
> 
>    Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/sdc1             1   1436208 1470676976   8e  Linux LVM
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Regards,
Heinz    -- The LVM Guy --

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