| PVCHANGE(8) | System Manager's Manual | PVCHANGE(8) | 
NAME
 pvchange - change attributes of a physical volume
SYNOPSIS
 pvchange [--addtag Tag] [-A|--autobackup y|n] [-d|--debug] [--deltag Tag] [-h|-?|--help] [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose] [-a|--all] [-x|--allocatable y|n] [-u|--uuid] [PhysicalVolumePath...]
DESCRIPTION
 pvchange allows you to change the allocation permissions of one or more physical volumes.
OPTIONS
 See  
lvm for common options.
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-a, --all
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If PhysicalVolumePath is not specified on the command line all physical volumes are searched for and used.
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-u, --uuid
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Generate new random UUID for specified physical volumes.
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-x, --allocatable y|n
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Enable or disable allocation of physical extents on this physical volume.
 
Example
 "pvchange -x n /dev/sdk1" disallows the allocation of physical extents on this physical volume (possibly because of disk errors, or because it will be removed after freeing it.
SEE ALSO
 lvm(8), pvcreate(8)