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From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
To: linux-lvm@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] vgs result code error
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:41:46 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A658D5A.7060205@cox.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <38bdcd1f0907210208g19b3a803j90e43a4ce8f6b301@mail.gmail.com>

On 2009-07-21 04:08, Masanari Iida wrote:
> Thanks for reply.
> 
>> You specified a PV, not a VG.  Try:
>> # vgs vg01
> 
> Yes I know it should work.
> 
> # vgs vg01
>   VG   #PV #LV #SN Attr   VSize VFree
>   vg01   1   0   0 wz--n- 3.82G 3.82G
> 
> 
> The point I want to say is,  vgs command _should_ return non-zero
> exit status value, if vgs command returned an error.

Sorry.

> Reference: man lvm(8)
> 
> DIAGNOSTICS
>        All tools return a status code of zero on success or non-zero on  fail-
>        ure.
[snip]
> I have found this bug on RHEL5 (which uses lvm2.02.40-6) and
> I have checked out WHATS_NEW between 2.02-40 to 49,
> so far no similar symptom.

Debian Sid's 2.02.44-3 returns a non-zero code, so either RH fixed 
it upstream, or Debian patched it...

# vgs --version
   WARNING: Ignoring duplicate config node: filter (seeking filter)
   LVM version:     2.02.44 (2009-01-26)
   Library version: 1.02.30 (2009-01-26)
   Driver version:  4.14.0

# vgs /dev/sdc1
   WARNING: Ignoring duplicate config node: filter (seeking filter)
   Volume group "sdc1" not found

# echo $?
5

-- 
Scooty Puff, Sr
The Doom-Bringer

  reply	other threads:[~2009-07-21  9:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-07-21  7:16 [linux-lvm] vgs result code error Masanari Iida
2009-07-21  8:27 ` Ron Johnson
2009-07-21  9:08   ` Masanari Iida
2009-07-21  9:41     ` Ron Johnson [this message]
2009-07-21 10:35       ` Alasdair G Kergon
2009-07-21 10:48         ` Ron Johnson
2009-07-21 11:49           ` Masanari Iida
2009-07-23  7:44             ` Masanari Iida
2009-07-23  9:28               ` Masanari Iida

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