How to rename a lvm volume group

[Stuart Murray-Smith]

> I finally managed to get around this, what I did was to
>
> - Power down the system
> - Disconnect the internal root disk
> - Boot up with a LiveCD (anyone, I just picked F7-test4)
> - Connect the external disk over usb
> - Now use vgrename to give it a new name
> - Power down
> - Reconnect the internal root disk of the system.
> - Power up again and now you can access the external disk as it is now
> longer shadowed by the internal root disk

Glad to hear it worked out :-)

> Quite a hassle to do a simple thing.

What I've learnt to do is to rename the VG && LVs on install with
unique names... and I've been able to mount/remount other LVs without
any hassles


> Any one knows if there is a fundamental reason why vgrename can't take
> UUID as an argument?

Stu@


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