Package: lvm2 Version: 2.02.39-7 Severity: wishlist
Some script accidentally overwrote the start of some disk with zeroes, which wiped the partition table and pv header, but not the actual data. While I could restore the partition table with fdisk, I couldn't restore the pv with pvcreate --restorefile and --uuid, because of: Can't open /dev/sdd1 exclusively. Mounted filesystem? This was because the partition was indeed in sue by the root filesystem. Unfortunately, rebooting would mean total almost loss of data, so I created a loop device and restored the pc header to that, then copied it to the real partition - problem solved. I think pvcreate should have some kind of force option that lets one write or restore a pv header no matter what - the tool already has support for restore operations, and this should not be thwarted in emergency situations. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers stable APT policy: (990, 'stable'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages lvm2 depends on: hi libc6 2.11.2-2 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libdevmapper1.02.1 2:1.02.27-4 The Linux Kernel Device Mapper use ii libreadline5 5.2-3.1 GNU readline and history libraries ii lsb-base 3.2-20 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip Versions of packages lvm2 recommends: ii dmsetup 2:1.02.27-4 The Linux Kernel Device Mapper use lvm2 suggests no packages. -- debconf information excluded -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
