[linux-lvm] lvm devices under /dev/mapper missing

[Faheem Mitha]

On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:18:05 -0400 (EDT), Stuart D. Gathman <stuart at bmsi.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Apr 2011, Faheem Mitha wrote:
>
>>> You might need "vgchange -ay myvg".
>>
>> This activates volume groups. Is this the problem, and is so, why? I
>> thought the issue was that something had deleted my symbolic links
>> under /dev/mapper. Still no idea why.
>
> One of the things activating a VG does is create the symlinks in /dev/mapper.

I see. Thanks, I'll bear that in mind if this situation recurs.

                                               Regards, Faheem

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Ah yes. Mozart's Requiem.

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