> hi there since updating my system to include the following package... > > # rpm -qi lvm2 > Name : lvm2 > Epoch : 8 > Version : 2.03.12 > Release : 6.el8 > Architecture: x86_64 > <snip> > Build Date : Thu 12 Aug 2021 06:06:53 BST > Build Host : x86-01.mbox.centos.org > > ...all LV commands just hang (pvdisplay / vgdisplay / lvdisplay / etc) > which in turn is stopping dracut from generating the initramfs for the > new kernel from the same update... > > 71464 pts/4 S+ 0:00 | \_ /bin/bash -p > /bin/dracut -f /boot/initramfs-4.18.0-338.el8.x86_64.img > 4.18.0-338.el8.x86_64 > 71483 pts/4 S+ 0:00 | \_ /bin/cat > 71601 pts/4 S+ 0:00 | \_ /bin/bash -p > /bin/dracut -f /boot/initramfs-4.18.0-338.el8.x86_64.img > 4.18.0-338.el8.x86_64 > 71602 pts/4 D+ 0:00 | \_ lvm vgs > --noheadings -o pv_name cs_ctream > > ( see dracut running the lvm vgs command...which never returns...so > dracut nevern completes...so I can't boot into the new kernel ) > > any ideas on this one ? is it a known issue ? or is there anything > else I can do to troubleshoot further ? And when you downgrade lvm2, does it work again? Simon