root at dizzy : /root # lvcreate -l256 vg00 lvcreate -- ERROR "File exists" creating VGDA for "/dev/vg00/lvol4" in kernel root at dizzy : /root # ls /dev/vg00/ group lvol1 lvol2 lvol3 -- Steven Lembark 2930 W. Palmer St. Chicago, IL 60647 lembark at wrkhors.com 800-762-1582