LVMCONFIG(8) System Manager's Manual LVMCONFIG(8)
NAME
lvmconfig — Display and manipulate configuration information
SYNOPSIS
lvmconfig
[ option_args ]
[ position_args ]
DESCRIPTION
lvmconfig, lvm config, lvm dumpconfig (for compatibility reasons, to be
phased out) produce formatted output from the LVM configuration tree.
The sources of the configuration data include lvm.conf(5) and command
line settings from --config.
USAGE
lvmconfig
[ -f|--file String ]
[ -l|--list ]
[ --atversion String ]
[ --typeconfig current|default|diff|full|list|missing|new|
profilable|profilable-command|profilable-metadata ]
[ --ignoreadvanced ]
[ --ignoreunsupported ]
[ --ignorelocal ]
[ --mergedconfig ]
[ --metadataprofile String ]
[ --sinceversion String ]
[ --showdeprecated ]
[ --showunsupported ]
[ --validate ]
[ --valuesonly ]
[ --withsummary ]
[ --withcomments ]
[ --withgeneralpreamble ]
[ --withlocalpreamble ]
[ --withspaces ]
[ --unconfigured ]
[ --withversions ]
[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
[ String ... ]
Common options for lvm:
[ -d|--debug ]
[ -h|--help ]
[ -q|--quiet ]
[ -t|--test ]
[ -v|--verbose ]
[ -y|--yes ]
[ --commandprofile String ]
[ --config String ]
[ --devices PV ]
[ --devicesfile String ]
[ --driverloaded y|n ]
[ --journal String ]
[ --lockopt String ]
[ --longhelp ]
[ --nohints ]
[ --nolocking ]
[ --profile String ]
[ --version ]
OPTIONS
--atversion String
Specify an LVM version in x.y.z format where x is the major ver-
sion, the y is the minor version and z is the patchlevel (e.g.
2.2.106). When configuration is displayed, the configuration
settings recognized at this LVM version will be considered only.
This can be used to display a configuration that a certain LVM
version understands and which does not contain any newer settings
for which LVM would issue a warning message when checking the
configuration.
--commandprofile String
The command profile to use for command configuration. See
lvm.conf(5) for more information about profiles.
--config String
Config settings for the command. These override lvm.conf(5) set-
tings. The String arg uses the same format as lvm.conf(5), or
may use section/field syntax. See lvm.conf(5) for more informa-
tion about config.
-d|--debug ...
Set debug level. Repeat from 1 to 6 times to increase the detail
of messages sent to the log file and/or syslog (if configured).
--devices PV
Restricts the devices that are visible and accessible to the com-
mand. Devices not listed will appear to be missing. This option
can be repeated, or accepts a comma separated list of devices.
This overrides the devices file.
--devicesfile String
A file listing devices that LVM should use. The file must exist
in /etc/lvm/devices/ and is managed with the lvmdevices(8) com-
mand. This overrides the lvm.conf(5) devices/devicesfile and de-
vices/use_devicesfile settings.
--driverloaded y|n
If set to no, the command will not attempt to use device-mapper.
For testing and debugging.
-f|--file String
Write output to the named file.
-h|--help
Display help text.
--ignoreadvanced
Exclude advanced configuration settings from the output.
--ignorelocal
Ignore the local section. The local section should be defined in
the lvmlocal.conf file, and should contain config settings spe-
cific to the local host which should not be copied to other
hosts.
--ignoreunsupported
Exclude unsupported configuration settings from the output. These
settings are either used for debugging and development purposes
only or their support is not yet complete and they are not meant
to be used in production. The current and diff types include un-
supported settings in their output by default, all the other
types ignore unsupported settings.
--journal String
Record information in the systemd journal. This information is
in addition to information enabled by the lvm.conf log/journal
setting. command: record information about the command. output:
record the default command output. debug: record full command
debugging.
-l|--list
List config settings with summarizing comment. This is the same
as using options --typeconfig list --withsummary.
--lockopt String
Used to pass options for special cases to lvmlockd. See lvm-
lockd(8) for more information.
--longhelp
Display long help text.
--mergedconfig
When the command is run with --config and/or --commandprofile (or
using LVM_COMMAND_PROFILE environment variable), --profile, or
--metadataprofile, merge all the contents of the "config cascade"
before displaying it. Without merging, only the configuration at
the front of the cascade is displayed. See lvm.conf(5) for more
information about config.
--metadataprofile String
The metadata profile to use for command configuration. See
lvm.conf(5) for more information about profiles.
--nohints
Do not use the hints file to locate devices for PVs. A command
may read more devices to find PVs when hints are not used. The
command will still perform standard hint file invalidation where
appropriate.
--nolocking
Disable locking. Use with caution, concurrent commands may pro-
duce incorrect results.
--profile String
An alias for --commandprofile or --metadataprofile, depending on
the command.
-q|--quiet ...
Suppress output and log messages. Overrides --debug and --ver-
bose. Repeat once to also suppress any prompts with answer 'no'.
--showdeprecated
Include deprecated configuration settings in the output. These
settings are deprecated after a certain version. If a concrete
version is specified with --atversion, deprecated settings are
automatically included if the specified version is lower than the
version in which the settings were deprecated. The current and
diff types include deprecated settings in their output by de-
fault, all the other types ignore deprecated settings.
--showunsupported
Include unsupported configuration settings in the output. These
settings are either used for debugging or development purposes
only, or their support is not yet complete and they are not meant
to be used in production. The current and diff types include un-
supported settings in their output by default, all the other
types ignore unsupported settings.
--sinceversion String
Specify an LVM version in x.y.z format where x is the major ver-
sion, the y is the minor version and z is the patchlevel (e.g.
2.2.106). This option is currently applicable only with --type-
config new to display all configuration settings introduced since
given version.
-t|--test
Run in test mode. Commands will not update metadata. This is im-
plemented by disabling all metadata writing but nevertheless re-
turning success to the calling function. This may lead to unusual
error messages in multi-stage operations if a tool relies on
reading back metadata it believes has changed but hasn't.
--typeconfig current|default|diff|full|list|missing|new|profilable|
profilable-command|profilable-metadata
current prints the config settings that would be applied to an
lvm command (assuming the command does not override them on the
command line.) This includes: settings that have been modified in
lvm config files, settings that get their default values from
config files, and default settings that have been uncommented in
config files. default prints all settings with their default
values. Changes made in lvm config files are not reflected in
the output. Some settings get their default values internally,
and these settings are printed as comments. Other settings get
their default values from config files, and these settings are
not printed as comments. diff prints only config settings that
have been modified from their default values in config files (the
difference between current and default.) full prints every set-
ting uncommented and set to the current value, i.e. how it would
be used by an lvm command. This includes settings modified in
config files, settings that usually get defaults internally, and
settings that get defaults from config files. list prints all
config names without values. missing prints settings that are
missing from the lvm config files. A missing setting that usually
gets its default from config files is printed uncommented and set
to the internal default. Settings that get their default inter-
nally and are not set in config files are printed commented with
the internal default. new prints config settings that have been
added since the lvm version specified by --sinceversion. They are
printed with their default values. profilable prints settings
with their default values that can be set from a profile. profi-
lable-command prints settings with their default values that can
be set from a command profile. profilable-metadata prints set-
tings with their default values that can be set from a metadata
profile. Also see lvm.conf(5).
--unconfigured
Internal option used for generating config file during build.
--validate
Validate current configuration used and exit with appropriate re-
turn code. The validation is done only for the configuration at
the front of the "config cascade". To validate the whole merged
configuration tree, also use --mergedconfig. The validation is
done even if lvm.conf(5) config/checks is disabled.
--valuesonly
When printing config settings, print only values without keys.
-v|--verbose ...
Set verbose level. Repeat from 1 to 4 times to increase the de-
tail of messages sent to stdout and stderr.
--version
Display version information.
--withcomments
Display a full comment for each configuration node. For deprecat-
ed settings, also display comments about deprecation.
--withgeneralpreamble
Include general config file preamble.
--withlocalpreamble
Include local config file preamble.
--withspaces
Where appropriate, add more spaces in output for better readabil-
ity.
--withsummary
Display a one line comment for each configuration node.
--withversions
Also display a comment containing the version of introduction for
each configuration node. If the setting is deprecated, also dis-
play the version since which it is deprecated.
-y|--yes
Do not prompt for confirmation interactively but always assume
the answer yes. Use with extreme caution. (For automatic no, see
-qq.)
VARIABLES
String See the option description for information about the string con-
tent.
Size[UNIT]
Size is an input number that accepts an optional unit. Input
units are always treated as base two values, regardless of capi-
talization, e.g. 'k' and 'K' both refer to 1024. The default in-
put unit is specified by letter, followed by |UNIT. UNIT repre-
sents other possible input units: b|B is bytes, s|S is sectors of
512 bytes, k|K is KiB, m|M is MiB, g|G is GiB, t|T is TiB, p|P is
PiB, e|E is EiB. (This should not be confused with the output
control --units, where capital letters mean multiple of 1000.)
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See lvm(8) for information about environment variables used by lvm. For
example, LVM_VG_NAME can generally be substituted for a required VG pa-
rameter.
SEE ALSO
lvm(8), lvm.conf(5), lvmconfig(8), lvmdevices(8),
pvchange(8), pvck(8), pvcreate(8), pvdisplay(8), pvmove(8), pvremove(8),
pvresize(8), pvs(8), pvscan(8),
vgcfgbackup(8), vgcfgrestore(8), vgchange(8), vgck(8), vgcreate(8),
vgconvert(8), vgdisplay(8), vgexport(8), vgextend(8), vgimport(8),
vgimportclone(8), vgimportdevices(8), vgmerge(8), vgmknodes(8),
vgreduce(8), vgremove(8), vgrename(8), vgs(8), vgscan(8), vgsplit(8),
lvcreate(8), lvchange(8), lvconvert(8), lvdisplay(8), lvextend(8),
lvreduce(8), lvremove(8), lvrename(8), lvresize(8), lvs(8), lvscan(8),
lvm-fullreport(8), lvm-lvpoll(8), blkdeactivate(8), lvmdump(8),
dmeventd(8), lvmpolld(8), lvmlockd(8), lvmlockctl(8), cmirrord(8),
lvmdbusd(8), fsadm(8),
lvmsystemid(7), lvmreport(7), lvmcache(7), lvmraid(7), lvmthin(7),
lvmvdo(7), lvmautoactivation(7)
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