Johnny Tan wrote: <snip> > Anyway, here's the real issue with LVM, at least in CentOS-6: > > [root at jttest ~]# df > Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > /dev/mapper/vg_main-lv_root > 1548144 1548144 0 100% / > > [root at jttest ~]# lvextend -L 2G /dev/vg_main/lv_root > /etc/lvm/archive/.lvm_jttest.pp.local_5523_51321310: write error > failed: No space left on device > Volume group "vg_main" metadata archive failed. > /etc/lvm/cache/.cache.tmp: write error failed: No space left on device > > So I can't extend a logical volume if there's no space in /etc? <snip> Um, just how do you have your system partitioned? I've never seen /etc on its own partition; it's on the same partition as /... and if so, and *that's* full, you've got a much bigger problem. mark