Getting Error as `The requested major:minor pair (253:4) is already used.` while activating the lvm.

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Issue

  • Getting Error as The requested major:minor pair (253:4) is already used while activating the lvm
  • The server fails to boot with error The requested major:minor pair (253:4) is already used.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8
  • LVM2

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