/dev/mapper/ in RHEL6 contains symlinks

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • /dev/mapper/ in RHEL6 contains symlinks instead of actual device nodes
  • the use of symlinks under /dev/mapper/ in RHEL6 breaks a script or app which expected real device nodes with device numbers

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • Device mapper multipah

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