SDB:Using LVM in the Rescue System
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Version: 9.1
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Symptom
You are not able to access your Logical Volumes in SUSE LINUX 9.1 rescue system. vgchange delivers an error message saying that it could not read the device /dev/mapper/control.
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Cause
The device mapper is not started by default in the rescue system.
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Solution
Start the device mapper by executing the command: /etc/init.d/boot.device-mapper start
Keywords: lvm | logical | volume | manager | device | mapper | rescue | system

