lvextend fails with error message: "Volume group "vgname" metadata archive failed"

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Issue

  • Why lvextend fails to extend the LV with below error message:
[root@localhost ~]# lvextend -L +1G /dev/vgname/lvname
  Couldn't create temporary archive name.
  Volume group "vgname" metadata archive failed.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • LVM

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