#588416 lvm2: the man page for vgscan and vgchange do not state that exported volumes must first be imported

Package:
lvm2
Source:
lvm2
Description:
Linux Logical Volume Manager
Submitter:
david b
Date:
2010-07-08 07:00:05 UTC
Severity:
normal
#588416#5
Date:
2010-07-08 06:57:48 UTC
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The man page for vgscan and vgchange do not state that exported volumes must first be imported using vgimport.
The rather cryptic message that "$volume .. exported" is not mentioned in the man page of vgchange or vgscan.
Therefore, users may wrongly think they have lost access to an lvm volume.