From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx3.redhat.com (mx3.redhat.com [172.16.48.32]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id n1RKXLeg020429 for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:33:21 -0500 Received: from server.klug.on.ca (server.klug.on.ca [205.189.48.131]) by mx3.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n1RKVpvW026227 for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:31:52 -0500 Received: from linux.interlinx.bc.ca (d193-213-184.home3.cgocable.net [67.193.213.184]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by server.klug.on.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id B27362803 for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:31:53 -0500 (EST) Received: from [IPv6:2001:4978:161:0:218:f3ff:fee1:65cc] (pc.interlinx.bc.ca [IPv6:2001:4978:161:0:218:f3ff:fee1:65cc]) by linux.interlinx.bc.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3EACD802C for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:32:00 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] vgchange doesn't enable found VGs From: "Brian J. Murrell" In-Reply-To: <1235765985.1193.49.camel@pc.interlinx.bc.ca> References: <1235748997.1193.15.camel@pc.interlinx.bc.ca> <49A814EA.3090902@redhat.com> <1235752705.1193.32.camel@pc.interlinx.bc.ca> <49A81CA2.7080907@redhat.com> <1235755830.1193.40.camel@pc.interlinx.bc.ca> <20090227200000.GF6714@agk.fab.redhat.com> <1235765985.1193.49.camel@pc.interlinx.bc.ca> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-AzZrphKBKIexaT+9Tc+1" Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:31:52 -0500 Message-Id: <1235766712.1193.60.camel@pc.interlinx.bc.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: LVM general discussion and development List-Id: LVM general discussion and development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: To: LVM general discussion and development --=-AzZrphKBKIexaT+9Tc+1 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 2009-02-27 at 15:19 -0500, Brian J. Murrell wrote: > On Fri, 2009-02-27 at 20:00 +0000, Alasdair G Kergon wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 12:30:30PM -0500, Brian J. Murrell wrote: > > > cache_dir =3D "/etc/lvm/cache" > >=20 > > The cache_dir must be *writeable*. >=20 > And persistent or just writable? >=20 > Interestingly enough, RHEL5.2's /etc/rwtab (the files and directories > that need to be made "magically" writable -- through bind mounting to > either persistent storage or tmpfs) has: >=20 > files /etc/lvm/.cache >=20 > That's starting to look like a type methinks. But this is moot as the /etc/rwtab bind mounts are not configured until after lvm in the rc.sysinit and crappity crap crap: there is nothing mounted at that point in the boot that is writable. But changing (only) "write_cache_state =3D 0" in the lvm.conf made no difference in vgchange's inability to find the volume group. b. --=-AzZrphKBKIexaT+9Tc+1 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAkmoTbUACgkQl3EQlGLyuXA7bQCdECIBocmFTYNTMPs+2HgTgP7O h0QAnibvZVcIxTAudYACxLIctHo2LgRo =sFWD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-AzZrphKBKIexaT+9Tc+1--