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LVM.CONF(5)                            File Formats Manual                            LVM.CONF(5)

NAME
       lvm.conf -- Configuration file for LVM2

SYNOPSIS
       /etc/lvm/lvm.conf

DESCRIPTION
       lvm.conf  is loaded during the initialisation phase of lvm(8).  This file can in turn lead
       to other files being loaded - settings read in  later  override  earlier  settings.   File
       timestamps  are  checked  between  commands  and  if  any  have changed, all the files are
       reloaded.

       For a description of each lvm.conf setting, run:

       lvmconfig --typeconfig default --withcomments --withspaces

       The settings defined in lvm.conf can be overridden by any of these extended  configuration
       methods:

       direct config override on command line
              The  --config ConfigurationString command line option takes the ConfigurationString
              as direct string representation of the configuration to override the existing  con-
              figuration.  The  ConfigurationString  is of exactly the same format as used in any
              LVM configuration file.

       profile config
              A profile is a set of selected customizable configuration settings that  are  aimed
              to  achieve a certain characteristics in various environments or uses. It's used to
              override existing configuration.  Normally, the name of the profile should  reflect
              that environment or use.

              There  are  two  groups  of profiles recognised: command profiles and metadata pro-
              files.

              The command profile is used to override selected configuration settings  at  global
              LVM  command  level  - it is applied at the very beginning of LVM command execution
              and it is used throughout the whole time of LVM command execution. The command pro-
              file  is applied by using the --commandprofile ProfileName command line option that
              is recognised by all LVM2 commands.

              The metadata profile is used to override selected configuration settings at  Volume
              Group/Logical Volume level - it is applied independently for each Volume Group/Log-
              ical Volume that is being processed. As such, each Volume Group/Logical Volume  can
              store  the  profile name used in its metadata so next time the Volume Group/Logical
              Volume is processed, the profile is applied automatically. If Volume Group and  any
              of its Logical Volumes have different profiles defined, the profile defined for the
              Logical Volume is preferred. The metadata profile can be attached/detached by using
              the  lvchange  and  vgchange  commands  and their --metadataprofile ProfileName and
              --detachprofile options or the --metadataprofile option during creation when  using
              vgcreate  or  lvcreate  command.   The  vgs  and  lvs reporting commands provide -o
              vg_profile and -o lv_profile output options to show the metadata profile  currently
              attached to a Volume Group or a Logical Volume.

              The set of options allowed for command profiles is mutually exclusive when compared
              to the set of options allowed for metadata profiles. The settings  that  belong  to
              either  of  these  two  sets can't be mixed together and LVM tools will reject such
              profiles.

              LVM itself provides a few predefined configuration profiles.  Users are allowed  to
              add  more  profiles with different values if needed.  For this purpose, there's the
              command_profile_template.profile (for command profiles)  and  metadata_profile_tem-
              plate.profile (for metadata profiles) which contain all settings that are customiz-
              able by profiles of certain type. Users are encouraged to copy these template  pro-
              files  and  edit  them  as  needed.  Alternatively,  the lvmconfig --file <Profile-
              Name.profile> --type profilable-command <section>  or  lvmconfig  --file  <Profile-
              Name.profile>  --type  profilable-metadata <section> can be used to generate a con-
              figuration with profilable settings in either of the type  for  given  section  and
              save it to new ProfileName.profile (if the section is not specified, all profilable
              settings are reported).

              The profiles are stored in /etc/lvm/profile directory by  default.   This  location
              can be changed by using the config/profile_dir setting.  Each profile configuration
              is stored in ProfileName.profile file in the profile  directory.  When  referencing
              the profile, the .profile suffix is left out.

       tag config
              See tags configuration setting description below.

       When  several  configuration  methods are used at the same time and when LVM looks for the
       value of a particular setting, it traverses this config cascade from left to right:

       direct config override on command line-> command profile config->  metadata  profile  con-
       fig-> tag config-> lvmlocal.conf-> lvm.conf

       No part of this cascade is compulsory. If there's no setting value found at the end of the
       cascade, a default value is used for that setting.  Use lvmconfig to check  what  settings
       are in use and what the default values are.

SYNTAX
       This section describes the configuration file syntax.

       Whitespace  is not significant unless it is within quotes.  This provides a wide choice of
       acceptable indentation styles.  Comments begin with # and continue to the end of the line.
       They are treated as whitespace.

       Here is an informal grammar:

       file = value*
              A configuration file consists of a set of values.

       value = section | assignment
              A value can either be a new section, or an assignment.

       section = identifier '{' value* '}'
              A  section  groups  associated  values together. If the same section is encountered
              multiple times, the contents of all instances are concatenated together in the  or-
              der of appearance.
              It is denoted by a name and delimited by curly brackets.
              e.g. backup {
                        ...
                   }

       assignment = identifier '=' ( array | type )
              An assignment associates a type with an identifier. If the identifier contains for-
              ward slashes, those are interpreted as path delimiters. The statement section/key =
              value  is  equivalent to section { key = value }. If multiple instances of the same
              key are encountered, only the last value is used (and a warning is issued).
              e.g. level = 7

       array =  '[' ( type ',')* type ']' | '[' ']'
              Inhomogeneous arrays are supported.
              Elements must be separated by commas.
              An empty array is acceptable.

       type = integer | float | string
              integer = [0-9]*
              float = [0-9]*'.'[0-9]*
              string = '"'.*'"'

              Strings with spaces must be enclosed in double quotes, single words that start with
              a letter can be left unquoted.

SETTINGS
       The  lvmconfig command prints the LVM configuration settings in various ways.  See the man
       page lvmconfig(8).

       Command to print a list of all possible config settings, with their default values:
       lvmconfig --type default

       Command to print a list of all possible config settings, with their default values, and  a
       full description of each as a comment:
       lvmconfig --type default --withcomments

       Command  to  print a list of all possible config settings, with their current values (con-
       figured, non-default values are shown):
       lvmconfig --type current

       Command to print all config settings that have been configured with a different value than
       the default (configured, non-default values are shown):
       lvmconfig --type diff

       Command  to print a single config setting, with its default value, and a full description,
       where "Section" refers to the config section, e.g. global, and  "Setting"  refers  to  the
       name of the specific setting, e.g. umask:
       lvmconfig --type default --withcomments Section/Setting

FILES
       /etc/lvm/lvm.conf
       /etc/lvm/lvmlocal.conf
       /etc/lvm/archive
       /etc/lvm/backup
       /etc/lvm/cache/.cache
       /run/lock/lvm
       /etc/lvm/profile

SEE ALSO
       lvm(8) lvmconfig(8)

Red Hat, Inc.                   LVM TOOLS 2.03.11(2) (2021-01-08)                     LVM.CONF(5)

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