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pvchange - Unix, Linux Command


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NAME

pvchange - change attributes of a physical volume

SYNOPSIS

pvchange [--addtag Tag] [-A|--autobackup y|n] [-d|--debug] [--deltag Tag] [-h|-?|--help] [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose] [-a|--all] [-x|--allocatable y|n] [-u|--uuid] [PhysicalVolumePath...]

DESCRIPTION

pvchange allows you to change the allocation permissions of one or more physical volumes.

OPTIONS

See lvm for common options.
TagDescription
-a, --all If PhysicalVolumePath is not specified on the command line all physical volumes are searched for and used.
-u, --uuid Generate new random UUID for specified physical volumes.
-x, --allocatable y|n
  Enable or disable allocation of physical extents on this physical volume.

Example

"pvchange -x n /dev/sdk1" disallows the allocation of physical extents on this physical volume (possibly because of disk errors, or because it will be removed after freeing it.

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