Just wanted to add that after doing a "vgrename" without first doing a vgchange -an, I ended up with a system that could not activate the LV's on boot. I had to drop to a root shell (via 'M') then type "vgchange -ay" followed by "ctrl+d" to get a system (re)boot to complete successfully. I'll add that I'm not sure if the vgrename without first making unavailable caused the issue!!!
Anyhow, after much googling, I came across this bug and after following the suggestion by Mark Tomich, namely: SUBSYSTEM=="block", ACTION=="add|change", ENV{ID_TYPE}=="disk", \ RUN+="watershed sh -c '/sbin/lvm vgscan; /sbin/lvm vgchange -a y'" I can now (re)boot without it stopping to wait for manual intervention. My system: $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS Release: 12.04 Codename: precise $ uname -a Linux akk-m6700 3.11.0-19-generic #33~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Mar 12 21:16:27 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux I'm running the kernel from - linux-image-generic-lts-saucy. Cheers, ak. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147216 Title: LVM filesystems not mounted at boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lvm2/+bug/147216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs