| .TH VGMKNODES 8 "LVM TOOLS #VERSION#" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*- |
| .SH NAME |
| vgmknodes \(em recreate volume group directory and logical volume special files |
| .SH SYNOPSIS |
| .B vgmknodes |
| .RB [ \-\-commandprofile |
| .IR ProfileName ] |
| .RB [ \-d | \-\-debug ] |
| .RB [ \-h | \-\-help ] |
| .RB [ \-\-refresh ] |
| .RB [ \-v | \-\-verbose ] |
| .RI [[ VolumeGroupName | LogicalVolumePath ]...] |
| .SH DESCRIPTION |
| Checks the LVM2 special files in /dev that are needed for active |
| logical volumes and creates any missing ones and removes unused ones. |
| .SH OPTIONS |
| .TP |
| See \fBlvm\fP(8) for common options. |
| .TP |
| .BR \-\-refresh |
| If any logical volume in the volume group is active, reload its metadata. |
| This is not necessary in normal operation, but may be useful |
| if something has gone wrong or if you're doing clustering |
| manually without a clustered lock manager. |
| .SH SEE ALSO |
| .BR lvm (8), |
| .BR vgscan (8), |
| .BR dmsetup (8) |
