lvmtab, how can I access to see the content?

[Sebastian Perez]

Hi everyone!
I need to know how to check, view or see the content of lvmtab??
Could you help me?
Thanks!

[Mark Grant]

"strings /etc/lvmtab | more" is normally enough for most peoples purposes but you can look at it with od if you want but I wouldn't muck about with it unless you have a good idea of the format of /etc/lvmtab.

[Michael Steele_2]

# strings /etc/lvmtab

# vgscan -p -a -v (* -p for preview, else, new lvmtab. *)

[James Specht]

If you have a problem with your lvmtab file you can rebuild it with vgscan -av. Check your man pages for further information.

--Jim

[MANOJ SRIVASTAVA]

Hi Sebastian


Login as root
strings /etc/lvmttab > /tmp/test

so a view /tmp/test to vies the contents of lvmttab , it is generally in the format

vg name
physical disk1
physical disk2
.
.
.........and so on


Manoj Srivastava

[Steven E. Protter]

Attached script uses the strings command to check the status of every disk in /etc/lvmtab

If you use it change the email addy please.

SEP

[Sebastian Perez]

Thank you to each one and all of you.
Useful information.