Re: who creates 'dev/mapper/vgHDB-HDB9'?

[Martin <maafoe@googlemail.com>]

Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> schrieb:
> Hi,
>
> I have installed lvm2 and created pv's, vg's and lv's. E.g.:

(...)

> I have a question: who creates exactly those /dev/ entries?
>
> The reason I ask is that sometimes with mondorescue they are not created 
> and I cnnot access the lv's.
>

I don't know mondorescue. To access lv from my rescue system (grml) I
use the following commands:
/sbin/vgscan
/sbin/vgchange -ay

This creates the /dev/mapper/ entries - and is what is done in debian's
lvm2 init script.

Martin