Description of problem: vgck fails just like any other lvm cmd when there is an actual corruption. So what's the point of this cmd? [root@link-08 ~]# vgck helter_skelter Corrupt a vg by writing over a pv in that vg: [root@link-08 ~]# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdf1 count=1000 1000+0 records in 1000+0 records out [root@link-08 ~]# sync [root@link-08 ~]# vgck helter_skelter Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Volume group "helter_skelter" not found [root@link-08 ~]# vgs Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Couldn't find device with uuid 'XEpeSh-dIcc-Z3kg-4kYv-kpdH-bvbH-1BO8rF'. Couldn't find all physical volumes for volume group helter_skelter. Volume group "helter_skelter" not found VG #PV #LV #SN Attr VSize VFree VolGroup00 1 2 0 wz--n- 74.41G 32.00M Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): lvm2-2.02.21-5.el4
I have another bz for vgck so I'll see if I can't make this command do something more useful in the near future.
No upstream fix in rhel4 - moving to rhel5.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 185526 ***