Changes in postlfs/filesystems/aboutlvm.xml [55dc313:45ab6c7]

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• postlfs/filesystems/aboutlvm.xml (modified) (3 diffs)

postlfs/filesystems/aboutlvm.xml

@@ -10 +10 @@
 
   <sect1info>
-    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
     <date>$Date$</date>
   </sect1info>
@@ -134 +133 @@
 mount /dev/lfs-lvm/mysql /srv/mysql</userinput></screen>
 
+  <para>
+    It may be needed to activate those logical volumes, for them to
+    appear in <filename class="directory">/dev</filename>. They can all
+    be activated at the same time by issuing, as the
+    <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
+  </para>
+
+<screen role="root"><userinput>vgchange -a y</userinput></screen>
+
   <para revision="sysv">
-    The LFS boot scripts automatically make these file systems available to
-    the system in the checkfs script. Edit the <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>
-    file as required to automatically mount them.
+    The LFS boot scripts automatically make these logical volumes available to
+    the system in the <command>udev</command> script. Edit the
+    <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file as required to automatically mount
+    them.
   </para>
 
@@ -184 +193 @@
 
   <para>
-    For a more information about LVM, see the <ulink
+    For more information about LVM, see the <ulink
     url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/">LVM HOWTO</ulink> and
-    the lvm man pages.
+    the lvm man pages. A good in-depth
+    <ulink url="https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/logical_volume_manager_administration/index">
+    guide</ulink> is available from RedHat<superscript>&reg;</superscript>,
+    although it makes sometimes reference to proprietary tools.
   </para>