there are only like 2-3 ways to get it not activated on boot..

This is a misconfig of some sort, not random breakage (unless it is metad).

cat /proc/cmdline
disable/mask lvm2-lvmetad if your fedora version has it, it causes weird lvm issues (ie random fail to find/enable vgs).

Did "vgchange -ay" activate it and/or did you have to add the vgname on the line?

There are some volume_list options in /etc/lvm/lvm.conf file that people sometimes use that will use odd behavior.

I won't touch btrfs/zfs, I have had too many first person horror stories in the last 3 years to trust either with my data.





On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 1:54 PM Dave Close <dave@compata.com> wrote:
Roger Heflin wrote:

>run "systemd-analyze critical-chain home.mount"   and it will show you the
>requirements.
>And if you find  a dependency not working run at "systemctl status "
>against it, and that should show you what error it got.

# systemd-analyze critical-chain home.mount
home.mount @2min 29.727s
`-local-fs-pre.target @3.739s
  `-lvm2-monitor.service @955ms +1.176s
    `-dm-event.socket @912ms
      `-system.slice
        `--.slice

with the "lvm2" line in red. But status on that service does not show
an error.

>On boot up do a "lvs" post that info.  The Attr column will show if it is
>activated or not.

Not activated on boot.

Thanks for the help and advice. But I think John is right, it's time
to start over on this laptop.
--
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dave@compata.com, +1 714 434 7359        you have a vulnerability."
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