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Re: List Lif Auto File Boot String - System Boots to LVM Maint.

 
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Clay Jordan
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List Lif Auto File Boot String - System Boots to LVM Maint.

I have an L2000 w/1 HDD using LVM that keeps rebooting in LVM Maintenance mode after going to it once on purpose as seen by the fact / is listed as /dev/root instead of /dev/vg00/lvol3. Is there a way to list the contents of the lif AUTO file safely while the system is online ? I am guessing that there is a problem with this but let me also point out that this system is in the process of being rebuilt from a reinstall of HP-UX 11.0 and restore from DP5.1.(My users were concerned about losing a "data cleanup" they had done if I used a one month old make_recovery.). To do this rebuild, I had to go to LVM maintenance once to replace dld.sl but I did reboot. Unfortunately, I gave the system back before noticing this problem.
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RAC_1
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Re: List Lif Auto File Boot String - System Boots to LVM Maint.

move /etc/mnttab to /etc/mnttab.old and do mount -a

Anil
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Geoff Wild
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Re: List Lif Auto File Boot String - System Boots to LVM Maint.

try:

lifls -C /dev/rdsk/

use lifcp to copy the AUTO file from 1 disk to another.

Rgds...Geooff
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A. Clay Stephenson
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Re: List Lif Auto File Boot String - System Boots to LVM Maint.

mv /etc/mnttab /etc/mnttab.sav
mount -a

will fix this for you.
If it ain't broke, I can fix that.
Clay Jordan
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Re: List Lif Auto File Boot String - System Boots to LVM Maint.

Is moving the /etc/mtttab safe while the system is up ? Also is lifcp - the man page read that the special file should not be mounted when using lifcp ?
RAC_1
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Re: List Lif Auto File Boot String - System Boots to LVM Maint.

Yes you can move /etc/mnttab when system is on and functioning.

Anil
There is no substitute to HARDWORK
Clay Jordan
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Re: List Lif Auto File Boot String - System Boots to LVM Maint.

Thanks, this fixed the issue.