vgmknodes

VGMKNODES(8)                                                      VGMKNODES(8)



NAME
       vgmknodes - create volume group directory and special files

SYNOPSIS
       vgmknodes  [-d|--debug]  [-h|--help]  [-v|--verbose] [VolumeGroupPath |
       VolumeGroupName...]

DESCRIPTION
       vgmknodes creates the volume group directory and special files  for  an
       existing  volume  group.  This  is  to  restore  deleted special files.
       Owner, group and file permissions will not be restored.

   OPTIONS
       -d, --debug
              Enables additional debugging output (if compiled with DEBUG).

       -h, --help
              Print a usage message on standard output and exit  successfully.

       -v, --verbose
              Gives verbose information about vgmknode's activities.

Examples
       "vgmknodes  /dev/vg02" tries to remove /dev/vg02 and all contained spe-
       cial files and then creates them again based on the VGDA.

DIAGNOSTICS
       vgmknodes returns an exit code of 0 for success and > 0 for error:

       1  invalid volume group name
       2  error checking existence of volume group
       3  error removing volume group device special files
       4  error creating volume group device special files

       95 driver/module not in kernel
       96 invalid I/O protocol version
       97 error locking logical volume manager
       98 invalid lvmtab (run vgscan (8))
       99 invalid command line

See also
       lvm(8), vgcreate(8)

AUTHOR
       Heinz Mauelshagen <Linux-LVM@Sistina.com>



Heinz Mauelshagen                  LVM TOOLS                      VGMKNODES(8)