Solaris Volume Manager (SVM) Commands Return the Error, /etc/lvm/lock: Bad File Number

(Doc ID 2069454.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 10 10/09 U8 and later
Sun Solaris Volume Manager (SVM) - Version 11.10.0 and later
Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit)
Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-bit)

Symptoms

SVM commands return an error against /etc/lvm/lock.

 

The meta devices will not be affected by the missing /etc/lvm directory.  The metastat command will still show the state of the devices and the devices will still be usable.  The /etc/lvm/lock file needs to be created for any changes to be made with meta commands such as metainit, metattach, metadb, etc.

 

Cause

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