lvchange

Activate logical volume

$ sudo lvchange -a y /dev/vg_name/lv_name

$ sudo lvchange -a n /dev/vg_name/lv_name

$ sudo lvchange -a ay /dev/vg_name/lv_name

$ sudo lvchange -p r /dev/vg_name/lv_name

$ sudo lvchange -k y /dev/vg_name/lv_name

$ sudo lvchange --refresh /dev/vg_name/lv_name

lvchange [options] vg/lv

lvchange changes attributes or the activation state of logical volumes in LVM. It can activate/deactivate volumes, change permissions, and modify various LV properties.

-a, --activate y|n|ay

Activate (y), deactivate (n), or autoactivate (ay)

Set read-only (r) or read-write (rw)

Set activation skip flag

Refresh volume using latest metadata

Zero first KB of new logical volume

Add tag to logical volume

Requires root privileges. Volume must be unmounted for some operations. Part of LVM2 tools.

lvcreate(8), lvdisplay(8), lvs(8), lvm(8)