Re: How to use LVM on a file? (as opposed to on a block device)
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 6:29 AM, Clive McBarton <clivemcbarton@web.de> wrote:
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> I have a file which is a dump of a disk partition. It has LVM on it and
> a couple of LVs in the LVM, each containing a filesystem. How do I
> access them? The lvm tools like lvdisplay, vgdisplay, lvs, lvscan,
> lvdiskscan expect block devices and do not have the option of using a
> file instead of /dev/something. I'd like to use the LVM on the file
> without writing it out as a real disk partion. How do I do that?
I would guess you could look in /etc/lvm/lvm.conf - it defines where
it looks for pv
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