GFS2 filesystem failes to mount with error - 'different fs appears to exist with same name'
Issue
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mountcommand is failing to mount GFS2 filesystem and displays following error message:$ mount /dev/vg1/gfs_lv2 /gfs_mnt2 different fs appears to exist with the same name error mounting lockproto lock_dlm
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 (with Resilient Storage Add On)
- Global Filesystem 2 (GFS2)
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