Why the error message "Using a shared lock type requires lvmlockd" appears when attempt to create shared volume group?

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Issue

  • Why am I unable to create a shared volume group?
  • What does the error message "Using a shared lock type requires lvmlockd" mean?

  • When I try to create a new shared volume group, the following message appears:

    # vgcreate --shared clustervg /dev/sdx
  Using a shared lock type requires lvmlockd (lvm.conf use_lvmlockd)
  Run 'vgcreate --help' for more information.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8, 9 (RHEL)with the High Availability or Resilient Storage Add-Ons
  • pacemaker cluster
  • lvm2-2.03.14-3.el8 or later

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