Re: [linux-lvm] vgs result code error

[Ron Johnson <ron l johnson cox net>]

On 2009-07-21 05:35, Alasdair G Kergon wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 04:41:46AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > Debian Sid's 2.02.44-3 returns a non-zero code, so either RH fixed it 
> > upstream, or Debian patched it...
>
> > # vgs /dev/sdc1
> >   WARNING: Ignoring duplicate config node: filter (seeking filter)
> >   Volume group "sdc1" not found
> > # echo $?
> > 5
>
> That's a *different* error case that works correctly.
>
> Yes, I agree that the original case mentioned should give EINVALID_CMD_LINE
> instead of ECMD_PROCESSED.


> On 2009-07-21 02:16, Masanari Iida wrote:
> # vgs /dev/cciss/c0d3p3
>   Invalid volume group name: cciss/c0d3p3

Hey, you're right!!

But why?  (I tried to mimic his example as best I could.)

Is it because of the multi-level device name, and the parser getting 
confused?

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