On 08/05/2012 07:14 PM, John R Pierce wrote: > from the LVM pool containing /home ... Linux LVM also came from IBM, and was based on the LVM of AIX AIX had a LogicalVolume Manager, sure - but I dont think thats where the linux LVM came from - the Sistina guys had a fairly independent implementation. And the Linux LVM looks a lot more like the HP variant than the IBM one. - KB -- Karanbir Singh +44-207-0999389 | http://www.karan.org/ | twitter.com/kbsingh GnuPG Key : http://www.karan.org/publickey.asc