From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
To: linux-lvm@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Can't mount or run fdisk on an existing logical volume, help!
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:49:39 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A66A873.8050100@cox.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2473b43f0907212241q3c07e2d4tb160a95b154ad201@mail.gmail.com>
On 2009-07-22 00:41, Adam Olsen wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:26 PM, Ron Johnson<ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
>> But doesn't fdisk only work on *physical* block devices?
>>
>> IOW, why fdisk an lv ?
>
> No, it works on logical volumes too. You still need to create
> partitions even on the logical ones.
>
Why didn't I have to? This has always worked for me:
# mkfs.${TYPE} /dev/some_vg/some_lv
--
Scooty Puff, Sr
The Doom-Bringer
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-07-22 5:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-07-21 19:55 [linux-lvm] Can't mount or run fdisk on an existing logical volume, help! Adam Olsen
2009-07-21 19:58 ` Ray Van Dolson
2009-07-21 20:01 ` Adam Olsen
2009-07-21 20:07 ` Ray Van Dolson
2009-07-21 20:29 ` Adam Olsen
2009-07-21 20:35 ` Ray Van Dolson
2009-07-21 20:46 ` Sven Eschenberg
2009-07-21 20:47 ` Adam Olsen
2009-07-21 21:07 ` Ray Van Dolson
2009-07-21 21:24 ` Adam Olsen
2009-07-21 21:59 ` Ray Van Dolson
2009-07-21 22:09 ` Adam Olsen
2009-07-21 22:21 ` Ray Van Dolson
2009-07-21 22:43 ` Adam Olsen
2009-07-21 22:50 ` Ray Van Dolson
2009-07-22 13:08 ` Bryn M. Reeves
2009-07-24 1:38 ` Ron Johnson
2009-07-22 13:17 ` Bryn M. Reeves
2009-07-22 5:26 ` Ron Johnson
2009-07-22 5:41 ` Adam Olsen
2009-07-22 5:49 ` Ron Johnson [this message]
2009-07-22 6:01 ` Adam Olsen
2009-07-22 15:42 ` Sven Eschenberg
2009-07-22 16:49 ` Bryn M. Reeves
2009-07-23 23:42 ` Adam Olsen
2009-07-22 13:06 ` Bryn M. Reeves
2009-07-22 13:05 ` Bryn M. Reeves
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