[linux-lvm] Question about vgremove

[Sam Vilain]

Ya Ning wrote:
> Hi,
> I have tried to remove logical volum. I got the error that this volume 
> is opened, so that can't be removed. How can I close this volum?

is it mounted (in /proc/mounts)?

if it is, you can see what processes need to be killed using:

   fuser -m /mount/point

if it's not in /proc/mounts then something more obscure is wrong.
A reboot is a quick fix of course.

Sam.