LVM 'system.devices' file is renamed after setting 'use_devicesfile = 0' in /etc/lvm/lvm.conf

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Issue

  • After disabling the use_devicesfile setting by adding use_devicesfile = 0 to /etc/lvm/lvm.conf, the /etc/lvm/devices/system.devices file is automatically renamed to /etc/lvm/devices/system.devices-unused.<YYYYMMDD>.<HHMMSS>. The renamed file is no longer used by LVM even if use_devicesfile is re-enabled, and must be manually renamed or regenerated in order for LVM to use the devices file again.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5+
  • LVM2 version 2.03.24-1.el9 and later
    • use_devicesfile = 0 has previously been set in /etc/lvm/lvm.conf

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