[linux-lvm] LVM2 on a USB-disk/ same VG name

Heinz Mauelshagen mauelshagen at redhat.com
Thu Mar 9 13:31:01 UTC 2006


On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 01:55:36PM +0100, Axel Braun wrote:
> Hello Heinz,
> 
> > vgrename the active one and adjust /etc/fstab appropriately.
> > 'vgscan;vgchange -ay' should gain you access to the USB one then.
> 
> After deactivation I could change the name, but after the reboot the
> dm-mapper was still looking for the old volume group 'system'. I tried to
> boot the rescue system, maybe the inittab needed a refresh - but that did
> not work.

Did you change /etc/fstab ?

Heinz

> unfortunately Suse's system repair cant deal with LVM, so my best idea was
> to  change everything back. 
> 
> Cheers
> Axel
> 
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