Extending a logical volume using 'system-config-lvm' errors out with the message "logical volume is not mounted but is in use", why ?

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Issue

  • Extending a logical volume using 'system-config-lvm' errors out with the following message :

    logical volume is not mounted but is in use. Please close all applications using this device (eg iscsi)
    
  • This happens with the version 'system-config-lvm-1.1.5-8.el5' and not with the previous version system-config-lvm-1.1.5-4.el5.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • system-config-lvm-1.1.5-8.el5

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