Re: Rescuing files from an LVM partition

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> I took from this that LVM is just a bomb
> waiting to go off and have removed it from all my
> boxes, and
> periodically rant here to a perfect disinterest from
> anyone capable to
> change it that LVM should NOT be on by default for
> installs.

  I agree. I got into LVM through fc4 defaults. It has
really not been a problem, but I have worried about it
because I have found the documentation terse to the
point of being opaque. However, I recently added a
bigger disk and thought to add some more space to my
LVM / partition, which is supposed to be the advantage
of LVM. It was really painful I ran "man lvm" and it
just dumped a bunch of tools infront of me with no
guide to how to use them. I did get it figured out
finally.
 Now I am getting ready to "yum upgrade" and it seems
like LVM may help there. After that, I want to get rid
of LVM. Is there a guide somewhere on how to do that?

One of my worries is; if I copy my setup ( /) onto a
new ext3 partition, will the new one then be an LVM
setup? Will it copy all the confog files (wherever
they are?) or do I have to delete some? If I leave
/dev behind, is that enough to get rid of LVM?
 That probably gives you a clew as to my level of
understanding of LVM. I don't think I am a dunce and I
have spent many hours trying to upgrade my grasp of
this system with no luck so I want to get it gone.




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