1PVCHANGE(8) System Manager's Manual PVCHANGE(8)
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6 pvchange — change attributes of a physical volume
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9 pvchange [--addtag Tag] [-A|--autobackup {y|n}] [--commandprofile Pro‐
10 fileName] [-d|--debug] [-f|--force] [--deltag Tag] [--metadataignore
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12 bose] [-a|--all] [-x|--allocatable {y|n}] [-u|--uuid] [PhysicalVol‐
13 umePath...]
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16 pvchange allows you to change the allocation permissions of one or more
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22 -a, --all
23 If PhysicalVolumePath is not specified on the command line all
24 physical volumes are searched for and used.
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26 --metadataignore {y|n}
27 Ignore or un-ignore metadata areas on this physical volume. If
28 metadata areas on a physical volume are ignored, LVM will not
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30 cal Volume.
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32 -u, --uuid
33 Generate new random UUID for specified physical volumes.
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36 Enable or disable allocation of physical extents on this physi‐
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40 Disallows the allocation of physical extents on this physical volume
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51Sistina Software UKLVM TOOLS 2.02.143(2)-RHEL6 (2016-12-13) PVCHANGE(8)