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@@ -453,6 +453,16 @@ global {
# Set to 1 to reinstate the previous format.
#
# lvdisplay_shows_full_device_path = 0
+
+ # Whether to use (trust) a running instance of lvmetad. If this is set to
+ # 0, all commands fall back to the usual scanning mechanisms. When set to 1
+ # *and* when lvmetad is running (it is not auto-started), the volume group
+ # metadata and PV state flags are obtained from the lvmetad instance and no
+ # scanning is done by the individual commands. In a setup with lvmetad,
+ # lvmetad udev rules *must* be set up for LVM to work correctly. Without
+ # proper udev rules, all changes in block device configuration will be
+ # *ignored* until a manual 'vgscan' is performed.
+ use_lvmetad = 0
}
activation {