[linux-lvm] newbie lvm question

[Alasdair G Kergon]

On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 04:21:44PM +0100, Beginner wrote:
> # mkfs -t ext2 /dev/mapper/volgrp0-volume1
> mke2fs 1.37 (21-Mar-2005)
> Could not stat /dev/mapper/volgrp0-volume1 --- Permission denied
 
Assuming you ran that as 'root', check permissions and security
context (if selinux is enabled) using 'ls'.

(Also try 'vgmknodes'.)

Alasdair
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