Is it required to update /etc/fstab file after renaming Logical Volume or Volume Group Names.

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Issue

  • Is it required to update /etc/fstab file after renaming Logical Volume or Volume Group Names.
  • After change in VG or LV name ,mount point is still using old Logical volume device path and it is accessible. Therefore do we need to update the /etc/fstab file with new device path name?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • LVM2

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