How do I change a Volume Group's UUID on RHEL4?

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Before performing these steps, please ensure that a back-up of the data on the Volume Group has been performed.

To change the Volume Group's UUID value, make sure that the Volume Group is not active. To verify, boot into the rescue enviroment and deactivate any logical volumes using the volume group.

(To boot into rescue mode, boot from the first Installation CD and type "l...

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