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From: "Ralf Müller" <ralf@bj-ig.de>
To: LVM general discussion and development <linux-lvm@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] pvmove on a root partition
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 10:48:54 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200604051048.59100@bj-ig.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BAY102-F8BC0F278803728236BD67EFCA0@phx.gbl>

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On Tuesday 04 April 2006 20:58, Christopher Probst wrote:

> pvmove /dev/hdb1 /dev/hdb2 where /dev/hdb1 is mounted on "/"
>
> makes my system unuseable. I can't log into my machine even in a text
> console. Has anybody tried this before?

Yes - about a year before. And I failed. After asking I have been told 
there is some locking problem somewhere and there have to be major 
changes before this would work - if I remember correctly. The answer 
gave not the impression that this is rated a high priority problem.

Regards
Ralf

-- 
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       An unbreakable toy is useful for breaking other toys.

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  reply	other threads:[~2006-04-05  8:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-04-04 12:16 [linux-lvm] Shrinking what part of a PV a VG uses, Is it possible? Sverre Rabbelier
2006-04-04 12:35 ` gwood
2006-04-04 18:58   ` [linux-lvm] pvmove on a root partition Christopher Probst
2006-04-05  8:48     ` Ralf Müller [this message]
2006-04-05 13:51       ` Christopher Probst

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