`lvmetad` related messages during boot process.

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • Getting following messages in /var/log/messages file during boot.
Dec 19 10:10:57 hostname kernel: dracut: Scanning devices sda2  for LVM logical volumes vg_name/lv_root vg_name/lv_swap
Dec 19 10:10:57 hostname kernel: dracut: /var/run/lvm/lvmetad.socket: connect failed: No such file or directory
Dec 19 10:10:57 hostname kernel: dracut: WARNING: Failed to connect to lvmetad: No such file or directory. Falling back to internal scanning.
Dec 19 10:10:57 hostname kernel: dracut: /var/run/lvm/lvmetad.socket: connect failed: No such file or directory
Dec 19 10:10:57 hostname kernel: dracut: /var/run/lvm/lvmetad.socket: connect failed: No such file or directory
Dec 19 10:10:57 hostname kernel: dracut: /var/run/lvm/lvmetad.socket: connect failed: No such file or directory

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • LVM

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