From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (ext-mx03.extmail.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.110.7]) by int-mx03.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o1A9KlRm002341 for ; Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:20:48 -0500 Received: from ps536.phatservers.com (ps536.phatservers.com [216.17.105.202]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o1A9Kbo8012870 for ; Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:20:38 -0500 Received: from r74-192-24-94.bcstcmta01.clsttx.tl.dh.suddenlink.net ([74.192.24.94] helo=raydesk1.bettercgi.com) by ps536.phatservers.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1Nf8kP-0006XR-2T for linux-lvm@redhat.com; Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:20:37 -0800 Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:20:36 -0600 From: Ray Morris In-Reply-To: <4B725455.1010109@tlinx.org> (from lvm@tlinx.org on Wed Feb 10 00:38:13 2010) Message-Id: <1265793636.27966.3@raydesk1.bettercgi.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] lvextend docmentation vs. implementation (lvm2-2.02.39), Suse-11.1 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: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; delsp="Yes"; format="Flowed" To: LVM general discussion and development > It fails with: Invalid argument +5%LV You'd need to send the WHOLE command line you used in order for us debug it for you, not just a couple of characters from it. That is, however, enough to see a couple of problems you have. This document may help you solve two of your problems: https://www.bettercgi.com/gpl/smart-questions.html I'm also going to guess that you tried throwing "+5%LV" out there in the middle of the command line rather than as the argument to -l. The man page says: { -l/--extents [+]LogicalExtentsNumber[%{VG|LV|PVS|FREE}] | -L/--size [+]LogicalVolumeSize[kKmMgGtT] } -- Ray Morris support@bettercgi.com Strongbox - The next generation in site security: http://www.bettercgi.com/strongbox/ Throttlebox - Intelligent Bandwidth Control http://www.bettercgi.com/throttlebox/ Strongbox / Throttlebox affiliate program: http://www.bettercgi.com/affiliates/user/register.php On 02/10/2010 12:38:13 AM, Linda A. Walsh wrote: > I have been trying to use the lvextend command using the documented > size format: of +[number][%{LV|PV|VG|FREE}] -- > specifically > +50%LV. > > tried multiple variations on LV -- no luck. Is this broken or > is this just not working in my setup, or am I doing something > wrong? It fails with: > Invalid argument +5%LV > Error during parsing of command line. > > Advice? > thanks, > -linda > > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ >