Unable to mount the lvm disk. Returned "mount: special device does not exist".

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Why I am getting following message while mounting the LV?

    #mount /dev/myvg/mylv /mnt
    mount: special device /dev/myvg/mylv does not exist
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7

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