vgcfgrestore
Restore LVM volume group metadata
TLDR
Restore from last backup
$ sudo vgcfgrestore [vg_name]
Restore from file$ sudo vgcfgrestore -f [path/to/file] [vg_name]
List all backups$ sudo vgcfgrestore -l [vg_name]
List specific backup file$ sudo vgcfgrestore -l -f [path/to/file] [vg_name]
SYNOPSIS
vgcfgrestore [OPTIONS] VGNAME_
DESCRIPTION
vgcfgrestore restores LVM volume group configuration from a text backup file produced by vgcfgbackup. This restores the volume group structure, not the actual user data.
The command is useful for recovering from metadata corruption or recreating volume group configurations after disk replacement.
PARAMETERS
-f, --file FILE
Restore from specified backup file-l, --list
List available backups
CAVEATS
Only restores metadata, not data. Requires root privileges. Physical volumes must exist for restore to succeed. Data may be lost if metadata is inconsistent with disk contents.
SEE ALSO
vgcfgbackup(8), vgdisplay(8), lvm(8)