LVM commands fail to write metadata when device's write-protect state is set to Read-Only
Issue
-
Tried to run an lvm command (
vgextend
,lvcreate
, etc) which failed with errorOperation not permitted
-
Device shows as
wp=ro
in multipath command output
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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