[linux-lvm] vgextend path to device should'n be allowed

[Milan Broz]

On 12/20/2009 03:01 PM, Maurizio Marini Gmail wrote:
> IMHO, vgextend should check input and deny operation on a device instead of a
> volume group name; it should abort with an error,
...

> After extending whic /dev/sdc of 80G using wrong statement:
> vgextend /dev/mapper/VolGroup01 /dev/sdc

this works correctly with recent version of lvm2 (despite the strange syntax).

Please can you try to upgrade lvm2 (to RHEL/CentOS 5.4 version, the reported
version is from 5.3) and try it again (bu after restoring correct metadata)?

> Now, to fix it, can I issue:
> vgreduce --force  --removemissing VolGroup01

The best is revert metadata to version before the failed operation
(you pasted the correct version above:-) using vgcfgrestore command.

(The whole problem is stored "MISSING" flag in metadata, you can
also use last metadata backup, remove that flag manually and restore this
edited version.)

Milan
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